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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
8550
8950
9350
7150
5550
5100
5850
5700
4500
950
2100
1850
1800
2300
3700
950
2800
km/h
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
1
2
5
7
5
8
0.1
2
5
0.8
1.8
0.3
max °C
15
16
14
14
15
14
14
14
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
min °C
13
15
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
11
9
9
11
8
 chill °C
12
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
8
7
7
7
6
8
7
7
10
8
Freezing level m
4750
4800
4850
4800
4800
4700
4600
4450
4300
4400
4200
4200
4050
4050
4000
4000
4000
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
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—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:20
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
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—
6:15
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—
6:14
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Mon 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
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
39 minutes ago
27°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 92).
29
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 15).
0
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 141).
3
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
6
96 km E
1047m alt.
34 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 140).
24
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
26 minutes ago
29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
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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