Hesperus, Colorado

Local Time: 6:02 PM MDT on July 12, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 37.2° N 108.1° W (Google Map)

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

	Current Conditions

Falls Creek Ranch, Durango, Colorado (PWS)

Updated: 5:32 PM MDT on July 12, 2009

79.2 °F

Clear

Humidity:	17%
Dew Point:	31 °F
Wind:	Calm
Pressure:	30.15 in (Rising)
Heat Index:	78 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	3 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	7580 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KDRO)
Wind Speed:	10.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	353° (North)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Durango	88 °F	Clear	5:53 PM MDT
	Cortez	91 °F	Clear	5:53 PM MDT
	Farmington	93 °F	Clear	5:53 PM MDT
	Telluride	This station is not reporting.

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KDRO)

87 °F

50 °F

Record (KDRO)

97 °F (1971)

42 °F (1971)

Yesterday

87.4 °F

54.5 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Pueblo	100°F
La Junta	100°F
Springfield	100°F
Lamar	100°F
Trinidad	97°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

6:02 AM MDT

8:33 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:31 AM MDT

9:03 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

4:54 AM MDT

9:41 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:12 AM MDT

10:22 PM MDT

Moon

11:16 PM MDT (7/12)

10:58 AM MDT (7/12)

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 32m

Length of Day

14h 31m

Tomorrow will be 1m 5s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 74% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Hesperus, CO

79.2 °F

Clear

at 5:32 PM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 81326

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
86° F \| 56° F	83° F \| 56° F	81° F \| 52° F	81° F \| 52° F	85° F \| 52° F
T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Cooler than today.

Forecast for Animas River Basin

Updated: 3:11 PM MDT on July 12, 2009

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Tonight

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce strong gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Monday

Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 45 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s. Lows 45 to 55.

Thursday through Friday Night

Mostly clear. Highs 85 to 95. Lows in the 50s.

Saturday through Sunday

Partly cloudy. Highs 85 to 95. Lows in the 50s.

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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:
Reds vs. Mets	1:10 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Royals vs. Red Sox	1:35 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Los Angeles vs. New York	8:00 PM EDT on July 16, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °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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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

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Type

HADS FLORIDA RVR BLO FLORIDA FARMERS CO, Marvel, CO

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

7289 ft

4:45 PM MDT

MADIS

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CODOT Durango (22) , Durango, CO

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

87 °F

48 °F

26%

NNE at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

84 °F

6438 ft

5:18 PM MDT

MADIS

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RAWS LOG CHUTE CO, Durango, CO

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75 °F

31 °F

20%

NNW at 11 mph

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

8253 ft

4:58 PM MDT

MADIS

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APRSWXNET Mancos CO , Mancos, CO

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80 °F

47 °F

32%

ENE at 10 mph

29.79 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

6826 ft

5:22 PM MDT

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MesoWest MANCOS , Mancos, CO

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57 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

10000 ft

5:00 PM MDT

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HADS LA PLATA RVR CO, La Plata, NM

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91 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

87 °F

5972 ft

5:30 PM MDT

MADIS

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MesoWest COLUMBUS BASIN , Durango, CO

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

60 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

10785 ft

5:00 PM MDT

MADIS

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Falls Creek Ranch, Durango, CO

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79.2 °F

31 °F

17%

North at 0.0 mph

30.15 in

- / hr

78 °F

7580 ft

5:32 PM MDT

Normal

APRSWXNET Durango CO, Durango, CO

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

79 °F

30 °F

17%

North at 5 mph

30.15 in

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

7509 ft

5:31 PM MDT

MADIS

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RAWS MOREFIELD CO, Mesa Verde, CO

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84 °F

37 °F

19%

NW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

7819 ft

4:40 PM MDT

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MesoWest SHARKSTOOTH , Rico, CO

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62 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

10720 ft

5:00 PM MDT

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HADS MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK NEAR CO CO, Mesa Verde, CO

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

7069 ft

3:32 PM MDT

MADIS

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RAWS CHAPIN CO, Mesa Verde, CO

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90 °F

38 °F

16%

SSW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

86 °F

7125 ft

5:30 PM MDT

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RAWS MESA MTN CO, Ignacio, CO

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

90 °F

26 °F

10%

WSW at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

86 °F

7379 ft

5:09 PM MDT

MADIS

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8 miles North of Farmington, NM, La Plata, NM

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

93.8 °F

36 °F

13%

SW at 10.0 mph

29.66 in

0.00 in / hr

89 °F

5609 ft

5:59 PM MDT

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

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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.