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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4000
4600
4850
2850
2750
2850
1650
950
3050
950
2100
9000
7150
km/h
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
25
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
0.6
4
9
3
0.4
16
6
5
20
1
max °C
18
18
20
18
15
15
14
12
14
14
12
13
12
14
16
16
min °C
17
17
20
14
14
15
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
16
15
 chill °C
17
17
20
13
12
13
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
12
15
14
Freezing level m
5000
4950
5200
5100
4850
4750
4750
4600
4750
4700
4600
4700
4750
4800
4800
4900
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Sunrise
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
Sunset
6:57
6:54
6:53
6:52
6:51

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed 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
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
59 minutes ago
27°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 74).
21
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 288).
8
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 274).
3
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 254).
5
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
19
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
59 minutes ago
27°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: broken
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: broken

* 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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