Grand Junction, Colorado

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Local Time: 6:48 PM MDT on July 11, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 39.1° N 108.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Hurricane Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Soudelor (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Areal Flood Advisory (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Rifle, Colorado (Airport)

Updated: 5:53 PM MDT on July 11, 2009

73 °F

Light Rain

Humidity:	55%
Dew Point:	56 °F
Wind:	6 mph from the NW
Pressure:	30.15 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	3 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 8500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	5545 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KRIL)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	320° (NW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Grand Junction	85 °F	Scattered Clouds	5:53 PM MDT
	Montrose	77 °F	Scattered Clouds	5:53 PM MDT
»	Rifle	73 °F	Light Rain	5:53 PM MDT
	Sunlight Mountain	55 °F	Mostly Cloudy	6:24 PM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KGJT)

92 °F

61 °F

Record (KGJT)

104 °F (2003)

53 °F (1895)

Yesterday

98 °F

62 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 15

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Lamar	102°F
Pueblo	100°F
La Junta	99°F
Grand Junction	98°F
Springfield	97°F

State Lows:
Berthoud Pass	41°F
Leadville	41°F
Kremmling	41°F
Craig	42°F
Gunnison	44°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:57 AM MDT

8:41 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:26 AM MDT

9:12 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

4:47 AM MDT

9:51 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:02 AM MDT

10:36 PM MDT

Moon

10:55 PM MDT (7/11)

10:00 AM MDT (7/11)

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 46m

Length of Day

14h 43m

Tomorrow will be 1m 9s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 82% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Grand Junction, CO

73 °F

Light Rain

at 5:53 PM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 81501

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
94° F \| 67° F	94° F \| 67° F	94° F \| 63° F	90° F \| 59° F	94° F \| 61° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Nowcast as of 6:05 PM MDT on July 11, 2009

Now

At 602 PM MDT Doppler radar indicated a line of showers and thunderstorms from 20 miles west of Escalante Forks to 8 miles west of Escalante Forks...moving northeast at 15 to 20 mph. Storms will affect... rural southern and central Mesa County... rural northern Montrose County... rural southwestern Delta County... gusty winds up to 40 mph...small hail...heavy rain and frequent lightning may accompany these storms. Normally dry washes and arroyos will begin to flow.

Forecast for Grand Valley

Updated: 4:18 PM MDT on July 11, 2009
	Rest of Tonight Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the east. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. Highs 95 to 100. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the east after midnight.
	Monday Mostly sunny. Highs 95 to 100. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 65. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
	Tuesday through Saturday Mostly clear. Highs 95 to 100. Lows 55 to 65.
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Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Palisade, CO	9 miles	2.5	5:44 AM MDT 2009-07-09
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Cardinals vs. Cubs	3:10 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Clear, 74 °F
Yankees vs. Angels	1:10 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 85 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 77 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Heat Index

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MesoWest Fruitvale East , Grand Junction, CO

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80 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

4678 ft

6:00 PM MDT

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APRSWXNET Grand Junction CO , Grand Junction, CO

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80 °F

58 °F

47%

SE at 1 mph

30.39 in

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

4149 ft

6:33 PM MDT

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I-70 and I-70 B, Clifton, CO

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81.4 °F

51 °F

35%

SSE at 2.0 mph

29.87 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

4789 ft

6:47 PM MDT

Normal

33 rd. & D 3/4 rd. CoCoRaHS CO-ME-8, Clifton, CO

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81.6 °F

50 °F

33%

SSW at 8.0 mph

30.21 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

4650 ft

6:47 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

Redlands - South Camp Rd. & Dakota Cir., Grand Junction, CO

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84.9 °F

41 °F

21%

ESE at 10.0 mph

30.24 in

0.00 in / hr

82 °F

4870 ft

6:41 PM MDT

Normal

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CODOT Palisade (6) , Palisade, CO

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84 °F

55 °F

37%

North at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

4696 ft

6:02 PM MDT

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RAWS PINE RIDGE CO, Palisade, CO

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75 °F

52 °F

45%

East at 12 mph

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

6600 ft

5:34 PM MDT

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CODOT Beaver Tail Tunnel , Mesa, CO

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83 °F

59 °F

45%

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

4784 ft

6:20 PM MDT

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CODOT DeBeque Canyon (7) , De Beque, CO

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81 °F

61 °F

51%

NE at 11 mph

0.00 in / hr

82 °F

4792 ft

6:15 PM MDT

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MesoWest Whitewater Creek - Grand Mesa , Mesa, CO

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59 °F

45 °F

59%

NE at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

9984 ft

6:10 PM MDT

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CODOT Mesa County Line , Whitewater, CO

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81 °F

59 °F

47%

SSW at 16 mph

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

5279 ft

6:17 PM MDT

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RAWS JACKS CANYON CO, Gateway, CO

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72 °F

43 °F

35%

NE at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

7839 ft

5:50 PM MDT

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RAWS LITTLE DELORES CO, Glade Park, CO

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88 °F

41 °F

19%

ENE at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

84 °F

6795 ft

5:49 PM MDT

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Coon Creek, Mesa, CO

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66.4 °F

57 °F

71%

West at 0.0 mph

29.92 in

- / hr

8050 ft

6:32 PM MDT

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

	Areal Flood Advisory
Statement as of 6:40 PM MDT on July 11, 2009 ... Small stream flood advisory remains in effect for southern Mesa and central Montrose counties until 730 PM MDT... At 634 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms continue across the advisory area. Doppler radar estimated areas of three quarters of an inch to over an inch of rain have fallen. Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause minor flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Naturita and Nucla. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flooding of small creeks and streams... country roads... normally dry washes. Low water crossings are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. It only takes a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away. Lat... Lon 3854 10804 3837 10794 3835 10816 3817 10816 3817 10896 3862 10892 3864 10833 As