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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7450
7300
7450
4650
4400
4600
4900
4450
4950
2950
3050
8950
1000
km/h
60
ENE
50
ENE
45
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
—
—
0.5
max °C
4
6
6
6
8
8
10
12
11
13
13
12
13
13
12
14
15
13
min °C
3
6
5
5
8
7
8
12
11
11
13
11
11
13
11
12
14
12
 chill °C
-5
0
-1
0
5
4
6
10
10
9
11
9
9
11
10
10
13
10
Freezing level m
3250
3650
4100
4250
4300
4450
4450
4550
4550
4550
4500
4400
4500
4450
4750
4650
4750
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4666889121112131212131213151391166108111614161916172116182116
Sunrise
7:01
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—
7:03
—
—
7:03
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—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
6:24
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—
6:23
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—
6:22
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—
6:22
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6:21
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6:20
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
17°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
34 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 63).
45
77 km NNE
974m alt.
40 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 42).
26
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 57).
13
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 59).
19
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 46).
40
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
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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