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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9300
9450
8900
2350
1550
5950
1650
1700
3400
4200
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
W
0
ESE
10
S
15
S
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
55
W
55
W
40
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
11
0.9
5
35
0.1
—
0.4
—
—
—
max °C
16
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
14
15
16
13
11
11
11
12
14
14
min °C
15
17
16
16
18
17
16
16
13
14
15
11
11
11
9
10
13
12
 chill °C
14
16
16
16
18
17
16
15
11
12
14
7
7
7
6
8
12
12
Freezing level m
4850
4950
4950
4850
5000
5100
5000
5050
5000
4950
4950
5000
4550
4100
4250
4300
4550
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
161817171818171714151612111110111413232625252825252618202317192117182219
Sunrise
6:48
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6:48
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—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:52
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Sunset
—
6:50
—
—
6:49
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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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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu 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
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
57 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 267).
18
77 km NNE
974m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 311).
8
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 196).
13
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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