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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
6650
8650
8350
8800
4000
2100
3300
3650
4700
1850
1850
5450
km/h
30
SW
15
S
30
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
NE
50
NE
55
ENE
40
ENE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
WSW
35
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
0.1
—
—
max °C
16
17
15
15
15
13
14
10
6
7
7
6
8
8
9
12
11
min °C
16
14
14
15
13
12
13
5
5
7
5
5
8
6
8
11
10
 chill °C
14
12
12
13
12
10
10
-2
-2
2
1
1
5
2
4
8
9
Freezing level m
4900
4850
4850
4600
4650
4450
4400
4100
3900
3950
3950
4050
4150
4150
4250
4400
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:00
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—
7:01
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—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
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6:25
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—
6:24
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6:23
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6:22
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun 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
29°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
57 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 134).
19
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 227).
8
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 204).
0
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
3
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 171).
13
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
59 minutes ago
28°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
16 km
Low: broken
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
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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