El Capitan weather
– Lat/Long: 31.83° N 104.67° W

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
3000
1750
5150
3000
2600
3600
5550
2800
8950
5650
9600
8450
km/h
40
SE
30
SSE
40
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
SW
5
NNW
0
WNW
0
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
11
4
7
0.6
2
0.4
6
0.6
0.6
max °C
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
18
min °C
12
12
12
13
12
14
13
13
16
15
15
17
16
16
18
17
 chill °C
9
9
9
11
10
13
12
12
15
14
14
17
16
16
18
17
Freezing level m
4800
4600
4700
4700
4650
4750
4800
4700
4750
4850
4900
4900
5000
4950
5050
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1313121313141414161616181717181821201719192119202423242725252725
Sunrise
6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
6:53
6:52
6:51
6:50
6:49

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for El Capitan at the specific elevation of 2464 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of El Capitan. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Texas.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 123).
27
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 278).
13
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 297).
3
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
49 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 42 degs) was rejected.
96 km E
1047m alt.
52 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 98).
19
lightning 46km ENE of Homestead Meadows South
98 km WSW
1447m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 36km N of Fort Hancock
101 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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