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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
3000
950
2150
950
1550
1750
1800
9150
4050
6750
4900
km/h
25
SSE
30
S
15
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
3
12
0.1
3
3
4
8
9
—
0.1
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—
—
—
0.1
6
6
max °C
13
11
11
12
10
10
11
9
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
10
min °C
12
10
10
11
9
9
10
9
9
12
11
11
13
11
11
11
9
 chill °C
9
7
8
9
7
7
8
7
6
10
9
8
11
10
9
9
7
Freezing level m
4200
4250
4200
4100
4100
4100
4000
4000
3900
3950
4050
4150
4150
4200
4250
4100
4150
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Sunrise
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7:09
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7:09
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7:11
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7:11
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Sunset
6:15
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6:15
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6:14
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6:13
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6:12
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6:12
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). 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
lightning 96km NNW of Van Horn
37 km WSW
1105m alt.
40 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 75km W of Carlsbad
64 km NW
1366m alt.
37 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 80km NE of Homestead Meadows North
67 km W
1264m alt.
38 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
lightning 70km ENE of Homestead Meadows South
72 km WSW
1327m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
77 km ESE
961m alt.
54 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 133).
61
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 142).
19
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 112).
6
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
16 km
lightning 79km E of Boles Acres
90 km WNW
1616m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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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