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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7000
5500
2200
2150
2250
950
3950
6300
8000
9050
9200
2150
3000
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
NNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
60
WSW
75
W
40
NNW
35
NNE
20
N
15
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.7
0.3
4
0.1
0.2
1.9
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
11
11
9
10
11
10
10
12
12
14
15
14
8
9
9
6
7
7
min °C
10
10
8
8
10
9
9
11
11
12
15
9
8
8
6
6
6
7
 chill °C
8
8
8
6
9
7
6
8
9
9
13
4
2
2
0
1
2
4
Freezing level m
4100
4000
4000
3850
4000
4100
4000
4100
4400
4700
4700
4500
4000
3700
3400
3400
3100
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1111991110101212131512898677181815151815172018192318151713131513
Sunrise
7:11
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—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
6:12
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:09
—
—
5:08
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

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
lightning 46km N of Van Horn
45 km S
1103m alt.
50 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 142).
27
77 km NNE
974m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
5
78 km NNE
954m alt.
42 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 117).
11
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 119).
16
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
57 minutes ago
23°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
lightning 31km ENE of Homestead Meadows South
110 km WSW
1612m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered

* 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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