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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6100
900
3100
2050
6000
6650
2850
3400
9200
7350
3650
4750
3150
3050
1500
km/h
25
SE
30
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
7
0.1
1.4
1.1
6
0.7
0.2
1.6
0.4
0.2
1.5
16
max °C
12
13
13
13
14
13
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
15
min °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
16
15
15
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
14
 chill °C
10
8
10
11
11
11
12
15
15
15
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
12
Freezing level m
4600
4650
4700
4700
4650
4800
4750
4700
4850
4850
4950
5000
4950
5050
5000
5000
5050
5150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
121213131413141616161817171817171715181718181918202522232724242623242520
Sunrise
6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:50
Sunset
6:53
6:52
6:51
6:50
6:49
6:46

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W 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
23°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
lightning 42km SE of Loving
73 km E
870m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 202).
11
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 92).
19
78 km NNE
954m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 138).
0
lightning 40km NW of Pecos
86 km E
872m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: overcast
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
45 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 85).
10
lightning 53km WSW of Jal
94 km E
918m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
96 km E
1047m alt.
54 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 204).
13

* 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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