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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
9300
5750
3450
2250
5500
1650
3100
2550
2350
950
950
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
SSE
20
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
80
S
70
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
15
NNW
30
NNE
50
NNE
50
NE
45
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
0.9
4
1.5
8
0.3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1.9
3
max °C
17
18
17
17
17
15
17
13
13
9
12
12
11
10
9
7
7
7
min °C
16
18
16
16
15
14
16
13
9
8
11
11
11
10
7
7
7
7
 chill °C
16
18
16
16
14
12
14
9
4
2
7
8
8
6
2
2
2
2
Freezing level m
4900
4950
5000
5000
5100
5050
5100
4950
4800
3800
4000
4300
4300
3950
4150
3950
4000
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1718171716151713119121211108777252824242321232117172018191813121211
Sunrise
6:48
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:52
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6:52
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Sunset
—
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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6:42
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
59 minutes ago
30°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 336).
26
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 11).
8
78 km NNE
954m alt.
36 minutes ago
29°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 319).
6
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 2).
13
96 km E
1047m alt.
35 minutes ago
32°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 0).
29
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
53 minutes ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
26°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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