Grand Junction, Colorado

Local Time: 4:58 PM MDT (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)

	Current Conditions

Sunlight Mountain, Colorado (Airport)

Updated: 4:44 PM MDT on July 11, 2009

59 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Humidity:	51%
Dew Point:	41 °F
Wind:	Calm
Pressure:	30.71 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	4 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 6000 ft Scattered Clouds 8000 ft Mostly Cloudy 9000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	10607 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (K5SM)
Wind Speed:	0.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	N/A
Ceiling:	9000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Grand Junction	88 °F	Mostly Cloudy	4:53 PM MDT
	Montrose	79 °F	Mostly Cloudy	4:53 PM MDT
	Rifle	71 °F	Light Rain	4:53 PM MDT
»	Sunlight Mountain	59 °F	Mostly Cloudy	4:44 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	100°F
Pueblo	99°F
La Junta	99°F
Springfield	97°F
Grand Junction	96°F

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

10:00 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 46m

Length of Day

14h 43m

Tomorrow will be 1m 9s shorter.

Extended View

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

59 °F

Mostly Cloudy

at 4:44 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 \| 61° F	90° F \| 59° F	95° F \| 63° 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 4:47 PM MDT on July 11, 2009

Now

At 444 PM MDT Doppler radar indicated a thunderstorm over Palisade... moving northeast at 15 mph. Gusty winds to 40 mph...small hail...heavy rain and lightning may accompany this thunderstorm. Normally dry washes will begin to flow. The thunderstorm will affect rural central Mesa County including Interstate 70 along De Beque Canyon and State Highway 330 and 65.

Forecast for Grand Valley

Updated: 4:18 PM MDT on July 11, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

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.

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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.

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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	Clear, 79 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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