Grand Junction, Colorado

Local Time: 2:57 PM MDT (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

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

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

	Current Conditions

I-70 and I-70 B, Clifton, Colorado (PWS)

Updated: 2:55 PM MDT on July 12, 2009

84.1 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	31%
Dew Point:	50 °F
Wind:	2.0 mph from the NNE
Wind Gust:	6.0 mph
Pressure:	29.87 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	82 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	9 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 8500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	4789 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KGJT)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	19° (NNE)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Grand Junction	87 °F	Scattered Clouds	2:53 PM MDT
	Montrose	92 °F	Clear	2:53 PM MDT
	Rifle	93 °F	Clear	2:53 PM MDT
	Sunlight Mountain	68 °F	Overcast	2:24 PM MDT

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Min Temperature:

Normal (KGJT)

92 °F

61 °F

Record (KGJT)

105 °F (2003)

53 °F (1895)

Yesterday

98 °F

66 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 17

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Springfield	99°F
La Junta	98°F
Pueblo	98°F
Lamar	97°F
Trinidad	96°F

State Lows:
Leadville	42°F
Berthoud Pass	42°F
Monarch Pass	44°F
Wolf Creek Pass	46°F
La Veta Pass	46°F

Astronomy

July 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:58 AM MDT

8:40 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:27 AM MDT

9:12 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

4:47 AM MDT

9:51 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:03 AM MDT

10:35 PM MDT

Moon

11:18 PM MDT

11:00 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 44m

Length of Day

14h 42m

Tomorrow will be 1m 11s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 75% 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

84.1 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 2:55 PM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 81501

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
94° F \| 67° F	95° F \| 65° F	90° F \| 59° F	94° F \| 61° F	94° F \| 63° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Clear	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Grand Valley

Updated: 4:18 am MDT on July 12, 2009

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Today

Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 95 to 100. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. 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.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 65. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday

Sunny. Highs 85 to 95.

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Tuesday Night through Saturday

Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs 95 to 100.

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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:
Indians vs. Tigers	1:05 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Cardinals vs. Cubs	12:05 PM CDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Los Angeles vs. New York	8:00 PM EDT on July 16, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 81 °F
CD Chivas USA vs. New England	5:00 PM BST on July 18, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	2:18 PM EDT on August 02, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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Pressure

Precipitation

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

2:00 PM MDT

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

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84.1 °F

50 °F

31%

NNE at 2.0 mph

29.87 in

0.00 in / hr

82 °F

4789 ft

2:55 PM MDT

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

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87.4 °F

50 °F

28%

ENE at 0.0 mph

30.17 in

0.00 in / hr

85 °F

4650 ft

2:57 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

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

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85.5 °F

43 °F

23%

SE at 6.0 mph

30.21 in

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

4870 ft

2:57 PM MDT

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CODOT Palisade (6) , Palisade, CO

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87 °F

57 °F

37%

WNW at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

86 °F

4696 ft

2:17 PM MDT

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RAWS PINE RIDGE CO, Palisade, CO

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

6600 ft

2:34 PM MDT

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CODOT Beaver Tail Tunnel , Mesa, CO

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91 °F

59 °F

35%

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

90 °F

4784 ft

2:30 PM MDT

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CODOT DeBeque Canyon (7) , De Beque, CO

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91 °F

56 °F

30%

West at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

89 °F

4792 ft

2:30 PM MDT

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MesoWest Whitewater Creek - Grand Mesa , Mesa, CO

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56 °F

44 °F

64%

WNW at 14 mph

0.00 in / hr

9984 ft

2:20 PM MDT

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CODOT Mesa County Line , Whitewater, CO

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80 °F

60 °F

51%

NNE at 17 mph

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

5279 ft

2:32 PM MDT

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RAWS JACKS CANYON CO, Gateway, CO

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82 °F

39 °F

22%

SW at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

7839 ft

1:50 PM MDT

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RAWS LITTLE DELORES CO, Glade Park, CO

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88 °F

47 °F

24%

NE at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

85 °F

6795 ft

1:49 PM MDT

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Coon Creek, Mesa, CO

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68.4 °F

48 °F

49%

SE at 11.0 mph

30.02 in

- / hr

8050 ft

2:57 PM MDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 2:05 PM MDT on July 12, 2009 The following are preliminary rainfall reports from western Colorado. The rain fell during the 24 hour period ending around 8 am Sunday. Amounts are in inches. Western Colorado 24 hour stations. Aspen Airport, 0.36. Official climate stations of western Colorado. 2 miles southwest of Collbran, 0.17. 17 miles west of Glade Park, 0.20. 6 miles southeast of Grand Junction, 0.16. Steamboat Springs, 0.22. Unofficial station. Collbran, 0.19. Gothic, 0.19. 1 mile east of Mesa, 0.29. 1 mile southeast of Steamboat Springs, 0.24.