Pitkin, Colorado

Local Time: 2:40 PM MDT — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 38.6° N 106.5° W (Google Map)

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	Current Conditions

Saint Elmo Ghost Town 10052 ft, St. Elmo, Colorado (PWS)

Updated: 2:30 PM MDT on September 07, 2008

67.5 °F / 19.7 °C

Clear

Humidity:	12%
Dew Point:	13 °F / -11 °C
Wind:	4.0 mph / 6.4 km/h / 1.8 m/s from the WSW
Wind Gust:	16.0 mph / 25.7 km/h / 10.3 m/s
Pressure:	29.79 in / 1008.7 hPa (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	9 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	10052 ft / 3063 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KGUC)
Wind Speed:	4.0 mph / 6.4 km/h / 1.8 m/s
Wind Dir:	247° (WSW)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Cottonwood Pass	This station is not reporting.
	Gunnison	75 °F / 24 °C	Clear	2:35 PM MDT
	Monarch Pass	57 °F / 14 °C	Clear	2:34 PM MDT
	Saguache	77 °F / 25 °C	Clear	2:36 PM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KGUC)

69 °F / 20 °C

37 °F / 2 °C

Record (KGUC)

82 °F / 27 °C (1998)

32 °F / 0 °C (2004)

Yesterday

66.5 °F / 19.2 °C

41.6 °F / 5.3 °C

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Cortez	84°F / 29°C
Grand Junction	82°F / 28°C
Durango	82°F / 28°C
Montrose	82°F / 28°C
Rifle	81°F / 27°C

State Lows:
Gunnison	28°F / -2°C
Kremmling	28°F / -2°C
Leadville	28°F / -2°C
Alamosa	30°F / -1°C
Craig	32°F / 0°C

Astronomy

September 7, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:41 AM MDT

7:26 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

6:14 AM MDT

7:52 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

5:42 AM MDT

8:24 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:09 AM MDT

8:57 PM MDT

Moon

2:44 PM MDT

11:45 PM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

13h 38m

Length of Day

12h 45m

Tomorrow will be 2m 27s shorter.

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Pitkin, CO

67.5 °F / 19.7 °C

Clear

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
67° F \| 36° F 19° C \| 2° C	68° F \| 38° F 20° C \| 3° C	67° F \| 41° F 19° C \| 5° C	63° F \| 38° F 17° C \| 3° C	65° F \| 36° F 18° C \| 2° C
Clear	Clear	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation
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Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for West Elk and Sawatch Mountains

Updated: 4:30 am MDT on September 7, 2008

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Today

Sunny. Highs in the 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Tonight

Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 35.

Monday

Sunny. Highs 65 to 75.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the 30s.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 35 to 45.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Lows 35 to 45.

Thursday and Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Lows in the 30s.

Friday through Saturday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the 60s. Lows in the 30s.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Lions vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 86 °F / 30 °C
Bengals vs. Ravens	1:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F / 27 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Rams vs. Rams	12:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F / 23 °C
Raiders vs. Chanticleers	1:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 90 °F / 32 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Athletics vs. Orioles	12:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Clear, 77 °F / 25 °C
Rays vs. Blue Jays	1:07 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 73° F/ 23° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Real Sociedad vs. Real Zaragoza	5:00 PM CEST on September 07, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 86° F/ 30° C
Rayo Vallecano vs. Hércules	5:00 PM CEST on September 07, 2008	Chance of Rain, High 80° F/ 27° C
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Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

Saint Elmo Ghost Town 10052 ft, St. Elmo, CO

Current Weather Conditions at St Elmo, CO, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

67.5 °F / 19.7 °C

13 °F / -11 °C

12%

WSW at 4.0 mph / 6.4 km/h / 1.8 m/s

29.79 in / 1008.7 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

10052 ft

2:30 PM MDT

Normal

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RAWS NEEDLE CREEK CO, Gunnison, CO

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

70 °F / 21.1 °C

11 °F / -12 °C

10%

WNW at 18 mph / 29.0 km/h / 8.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

8993 ft

1:51 PM MDT

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Maysville, East Slope Monarch Pass, Salida, CO

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73.0 °F / 22.8 °C

17 °F / -8 °C

12%

South at 9.0 mph / 14.5 km/h / 4.0 m/s

30.17 in / 1021.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

74 °F / 23 °C

8397 ft

2:40 PM MDT

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RAWS TAYLOR PARK CO, Almont, CO

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

67 °F / 19.4 °C

11 °F / -12 °C

11%

WNW at 8 mph / 12.9 km/h / 3.6 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

10500 ft

1:57 PM MDT

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RAWS RED DEER CO, Buena Vista, CO

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

74 °F / 23.3 °C

18 °F / -8 °C

12%

South at 7 mph / 11.3 km/h / 3.1 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

74 °F / 24 °C

8727 ft

1:53 PM MDT

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West Ruby Ave Weather, Gunnison, CO

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74.5 °F / 23.6 °C

24 °F / -5 °C

15%

WNW at 4.0 mph / 6.4 km/h / 1.8 m/s

30.14 in / 1020.5 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

75 °F / 24 °C

7713 ft

2:36 PM MDT

Normal

RAWS LUJAN CO, Gunnison, CO

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69 °F / 20.6 °C

18 °F / -8 °C

14%

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

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

11153 ft

1:57 PM MDT

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Crested Butte South, Crested Butte, CO

Crested Butte weather & cocktails, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

71.0 °F / 21.7 °C

23 °F / -5 °C

16%

WNW at 12.0 mph / 19.3 km/h / 5.4 m/s

30.19 in / 1022.2 hPa

- / hr

74 °F / 23 °C

8665 ft

2:35 PM MDT

Normal

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	Record Report
Statement as of 05:22 PM MDT on September 06, 2008 ... Record low temperature set at Grand Junction... a record low temperature of 47 degrees was set at Grand Junction today. This ties the previous record of 47 set in 1961.

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 1:39 PM MDT on September 7, 2008 ... Record low set at Vernal Utah this morning... The low temperature this morning 2 miles southwest of Vernal was 31 degrees. This sets a new record low for September 7, breaking the old record of 32, set in 1953.