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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6500
6600
2400
6500
2800
3850
3800
2700
2000
3300
2000
2350
km/h
10
NE
5
ESE
20
S
30
SSW
30
SW
40
S
65
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
20
NNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
1.4
5
1.2
12
1.1
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
0.1
—
max °C
17
17
17
15
16
17
14
9
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
10
min °C
16
16
14
14
15
15
10
9
10
8
8
8
6
7
9
9
 chill °C
16
16
12
12
13
12
5
4
5
5
4
4
2
5
7
7
Freezing level m
5000
4900
5000
5050
5000
5150
4850
4050
3900
4200
4000
3900
4050
4050
4150
4200
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Sunrise
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6:50
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6:50
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—
6:50
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
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Sunset
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—
6:46
—
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6:45
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6:45
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6:44
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6:42
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

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
19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
34 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 333).
18
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
5
78 km NNE
954m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 325).
3
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 34).
5
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 69).
24
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
16 km

* 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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