Fruita, Colorado

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Local Time: 4:34 AM MDT — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 39.2° N 108.7° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 97 (North Atlantic) Hurricane Norbert (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Odile (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Wind Advisory (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Redlands - South Camp Rd. & Dakota Cir., Grand Junction, Colorado (PWS)

Updated: 4:31 AM MDT on October 11, 2008

64.2 °F / 17.9 °C

Clear

Wind:	8.0 mph / 12.9 km/h / 3.6 m/s from the SSE
Wind Gust:	17.7 mph / 28.5 km/h
Pressure:	29.74 in / 1007.0 hPa (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	4870 ft / 1484 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KGJT)
Wind Speed:	8.0 mph / 12.9 km/h / 3.6 m/s
Wind Dir:	160° (SSE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Grand Junction	59 °F / 15 °C	Clear	3:53 AM MDT
	Rifle	62 °F / 17 °C	Clear	3:53 AM MDT
	Moab	63 °F / 17 °C	Scattered Clouds	3:53 AM MDT
	Montrose	45 °F / 7 °C	Clear	3:53 AM MDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KGJT)

70 °F / 21 °C

41 °F / 5 °C

Record (KGJT)

85 °F / 29 °C (1963)

24 °F / -4 °C (1946)

Yesterday

76 °F / 24 °C

58 °F / 14 °C

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 2

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Grand Junction	62°F / 17°C
Rifle	62°F / 17°C
Montrose	60°F / 16°C
Eagle	60°F / 16°C
Cortez	59°F / 15°C

State Lows:
Berthoud Pass	28°F / -2°C
Hayden	30°F / -1°C
Craig	30°F / -1°C
Wolf Creek Pass	32°F / 0°C
Monarch Pass	32°F / 0°C

Astronomy

October 11, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:21 AM MDT

6:41 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

6:54 AM MDT

7:08 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

6:23 AM MDT

7:38 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:52 AM MDT

8:09 PM MDT

Moon

4:58 PM MDT

3:47 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 13m

Length of Day

11h 20m

Tomorrow will be 2m 29s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	10 / 14 Full	10 / 21 Last Quarter	10 / 28 New	11 / 5 First Quarter

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Fruita, CO

64.2 °F / 17.9 °C

Clear

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
61° F \| 38° F 16° C \| 3° C	54° F \| 31° F 12° C \| -1° C	61° F \| 25° F 16° C \| -4° C	67° F \| 31° F 19° C \| -1° C	70° F \| 34° F 21° C \| 1° C
Rain Showers 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.

Forecast for Grand Valley

Updated: 4:30 am MDT on October 11, 2008
Wind Advisory in effect from 6 am this morning to 6 PM MDT this afternoon...
	Today Cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then numerous rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs in the 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Colder. Lows in the 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 55. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 35.
	Columbus Day Mostly sunny. Highs in the 50s.
	Monday Night and Tuesday Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 35. Highs 55 to 65.
	Tuesday Night and Wednesday Mostly clear. Lows in the 30s. Highs 65 to 75.
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 45.
	Thursday Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 75.
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 45.
	Friday Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 75.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EDT on October 12, 2008	Chance of Rain, 74 °F / 23 °C
Dolphins vs. Texans	12:00 PM CDT on October 12, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 83 °F / 28 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Scarlet Knights vs. Bearcats	12:00 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Clear, 68 °F / 20 °C
Trojans vs. Owls	12:00 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Rain Showers, 83 °F / 28 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Red Sox vs. Rays	8:07 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Chance of Rain, 81 °F / 27 °C
Phillies vs. Dodgers	5:22 PM PDT on October 12, 2008	Clear, 67 °F / 19 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Carlisle United vs. Milton Keynes	12:15 PM BST on October 11, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 64° F/ 18° C
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Leeds United	3:00 PM BST on October 11, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 60° F/ 16° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Bank of America 500	7:40 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 65 °F / 18 °C
TUMS QuikPak 500	1:45 PM EDT on October 19, 2008	Average High 70° F/ 21° C
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Redlands - South Camp Rd. & Dakota Cir., Grand Junction, CO

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64.2 °F / 17.9 °C

SSE at 8.0 mph / 12.9 km/h / 3.6 m/s

29.74 in / 1007.0 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

4870 ft

4:31 AM MDT

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MesoWest Fruitvale East , Grand Junction, CO

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60 °F / 15.6 °C

North at mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

4678 ft

3:00 AM MDT

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APRSWXNET Grand Junction CO , Grand Junction, CO

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60 °F / 15.6 °C

25 °F / -4 °C

26%

SE at 5 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

29.55 in / 1000.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

4149 ft

4:03 AM MDT

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

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61.3 °F / 16.3 °C

22 °F / -6 °C

22%

SSE at 1.0 mph / 1.6 km/h / 0.4 m/s

29.46 in / 997.5 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

4650 ft

4:33 AM MDT

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RAWS PINE RIDGE CO, Palisade, CO

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54 °F / 12.2 °C

18 °F / -8 °C

24%

South at 10 mph / 16.1 km/h / 4.5 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

6600 ft

3:34 AM MDT

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RAWS LITTLE DELORES CO, Glade Park, CO

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53 °F / 11.7 °C

23 °F / -5 °C

31%

South at 13 mph / 20.9 km/h / 5.8 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

6795 ft

3:49 AM MDT

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RAWS DEMAREE CO, Mack, CO

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51 °F / 10.6 °C

25 °F / -4 °C

36%

SE at 16 mph / 25.7 km/h / 7.2 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

7157 ft

3:49 AM MDT

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CODOT DeBeque Canyon (7), De Beque, CO

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66 °F / 18.9 °C

34 °F / 1 °C

29%

WNW at 10 mph / 16.1 km/h / 4.5 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

4792 ft

4:00 AM MDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Wind Advisory
Statement as of 4:14 AM MDT on October 11, 2008 ... Wind Advisory in effect from 6 am this morning to 6 PM MDT this afternoon... The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 6 am this morning to 6 PM MDT this afternoon. A strong Pacific storm will lift northeast across the Great Basin today. Ahead of this storm... gusty southwest winds will continue to blow. Wind speeds from 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph will be possible. The winds will switch around to the west and northwest late this afternoon and evening as a cold front sweeps through. A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.