Grand Junction, Colorado

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Local Time: 6:14 PM MDT on July 29, 2010 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

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

Tropical Weather: Invest 90 (North Atlantic)

Active Advisory: Flash Flood Watch (US Severe Weather)

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	Current Conditions

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

Updated: 6:10 PM MDT on July 29, 2010

87.8 °F

Clear

Humidity:	19%
Dew Point:	40 °F
Wind:	5.0 mph from the ENE
Wind Gust:	8.7 mph
Pressure:	30.15 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	84 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	3 out of 16
Pollen:	4.40 out of 12 Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	4870 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KGJT)
Wind Speed:	8.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	60° (ENE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Grand Junction	89 °F	Clear	5:53 PM MDT
	Montrose	84 °F	Partly Cloudy	6:09 PM MDT
	Rifle	75 °F	Scattered Clouds	5:53 PM MDT
	Sunlight Mountain	61 °F	N/A	5:52 PM MDT

Flight Tracker Arrivals

Flight:	From:	To:	ETA:	Status:
SKW6641	Denver, CO	KGJT	06:28PM	On Time
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History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KGJT)

92 °F

62 °F

Record (KGJT)

104 °F (1995)

57 °F (2005)

Yesterday

95 °F

70 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 18

Detailed History and Climate (KGJT)

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Pueblo	98°F
La Junta	97°F
Lamar	96°F
Akron	96°F
Springfield	93°F

State Lows:
Wolf Creek Pass	46°F
Wilkerson Pass	48°F
Leadville	48°F
Copper Mountain	51°F
La Veta Pass	51°F

Astronomy

July 29, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:12 AM MDT

8:28 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:42 AM MDT

8:58 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

5:05 AM MDT

9:35 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:24 AM MDT

10:15 PM MDT

Moon

10:01 PM MDT (7/29)

9:40 AM MDT (7/29)

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 16m

Length of Day

14h 16m

Tomorrow will be 1m 51s shorter.

Extended View

Waning Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Grand Junction, CO

87.8 °F

Clear

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
88° F \| 67° F	92° F \| 70° F	92° F \| 70° F	90° F \| 67° F	92° F \| 67° F
T-storms 50% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Forecast for Grand Valley

Updated: 3:30 PM MDT on July 29, 2010
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening...
	Tonight Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph shifting to the east after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
	Friday Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 85 to 95. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the morning becoming light. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 65 to 75. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph shifting to the east after midnight.
	Saturday Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 65 to 75. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
	Sunday through Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 85 to 95. Lows in the 60s.
	Tuesday through Thursday Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 85 to 95. Lows in the 60s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bengals vs. Cowboys	8:00 PM EDT on August 08, 2010	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Saints vs. Patriots	7:30 PM EDT on August 12, 2010	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Rattlers vs. Hurricanes	12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010	Average High 88° F/ 31° C
Blue Hose vs. Demon Deacons	6:30 PM EDT on September 02, 2010	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Pirates vs. Rockies	1:10 PM MDT on July 29, 2010	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 85 °F
Marlins vs. Giants	12:45 PM PDT on July 29, 2010	Clear, 63 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Hibernian vs. NK Maribor	8:30 PM CEST on July 29, 2010	Rain, High 77° F/ 25° C
SK Slovan Bratislava vs. Red Star Belgrade	8:30 PM CEST on July 29, 2010	Clear, High 87° F/ 31° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	1:18 PM EDT on August 01, 2010	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 70 °F
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen	1:18 PM EDT on August 08, 2010	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
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HADS GUNNISON RVR BLO REDLANDS DIVERS CO, Grand Junction, CO

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89 °F

North at -

0.00 in / hr

86 °F

4549 ft

5:30 PM MDT

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RAWS GRAND VALLEY PORTABLE CO, Grand Junction, CO

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95 °F

55 °F

26%

NW at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

93 °F

4752 ft

5:52 PM MDT

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

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87.8 °F

40 °F

19%

ENE at 5.0 mph

30.15 in

0.00 in / hr

84 °F

4870 ft

6:10 PM MDT

Normal

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Deer Park on the Redlands, Grand Junction, CO

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90.2 °F

57 °F

33%

West at 1.0 mph

31.26 in

0.00 in / hr

89 °F

4764 ft

6:14 PM MDT

Normal

HCN Grand Junction 9 W CO , Fruita, CO

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86 °F

North at -

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

5806 ft

5:10 PM MDT

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APRSWXNET Fruita CO , Fruita, CO

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93 °F

48 °F

22%

NW at 5 mph

30.28 in

0.00 in / hr

90 °F

4534 ft

5:52 PM MDT

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Waters Subdivision, Fruita, CO

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88.1 °F

60 °F

39%

WNW at 0.0 mph

29.71 in

0.00 in / hr

88 °F

4567 ft

6:14 PM MDT

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CODOT Palisade (6), Palisade, CO

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89 °F

61 °F

39%

NNW at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

89 °F

4696 ft

5:30 PM MDT

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RAWS PINE RIDGE CO, Palisade, CO

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77 °F

51 °F

40%

NE at 13 mph

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

6600 ft

5:34 PM MDT

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MesoWest Whitewater Creek - Grand Mesa , Mesa, CO

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61 °F

52 °F

73%

NE at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

9984 ft

5:30 PM MDT

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RAWS JACKS CANYON CO, Gateway, CO

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78 °F

54 °F

44%

North at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

7839 ft

5:50 PM MDT

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RAWS LITTLE DELORES CO, Glade Park, CO

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79 °F

52 °F

39%

NNW at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

6795 ft

5:49 PM MDT

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Coon Creek, Mesa, CO

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68.7 °F

58 °F

68%

NW at 0.0 mph

29.82 in

0.00 in / hr

8050 ft

6:10 PM MDT

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

	Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 3:05 PM MDT on July 29, 2010 ... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * portions of Colorado and Utah... including the following areas... in Colorado... Animas river basin... central Colorado River Basin... central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River basin... central Yampa River basin... Debeque to Silt Corridor... Elkhead and park mountains... Flattops... Four Corners/upper Dolores River... Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain valleys... Grand Valley... grand and Battlement mesas... lower Yampa River basin... northwest San Juan Mountains... Paradox Valley/lower Dolores River... Roan and Tavaputs plateaus... San Juan River basin... southwest San Juan Mountains... Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide... upper Gunnison River Valley... upper Yampa River basin and west Elk and Sawatch mountains. In UT... Tavaputs plateau. In Utah... arches/Grand Flat... canyonlands/Natural Bridges... eastern Uinta Basin... eastern Uinta Mountains... La Sal and Abajo Mountains and southeast Utah. * Until 9 PM MDT this evening * heavy rainfall associated with afternoon and evening thunderstorms may result in flash flooding... especially near steep terrain and in narrow slot canyons. * Mud and rock slides are also possible as soils become saturated. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.