Purgatory, Colorado

Local Time: 9:18 PM MDT on March 19, 2010 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 37.3° N 107.8° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Ului (Southern Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Cortez, Colorado (Airport)

Updated: 8:53 PM MDT on March 19, 2010

33 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Windchill:	26 °F
Humidity:	52%
Dew Point:	17 °F
Wind:	8 mph from the NW
Wind Gust:	17 mph
Pressure:	29.96 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 7000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	5919 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KCEZ)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	310° (NW)
Ceiling:	7000 ft
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Durango	31 °F	Overcast	8:53 PM MDT
	Pagosa Springs	27 °F	Overcast	9:15 PM MDT
	Telluride	21 °F	Light Snow	9:12 PM MDT
»	Cortez	33 °F	Mostly Cloudy	8:53 PM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KDRO)

52 °F

23 °F

Record (KDRO)

70 °F (2004)

11 °F (1971)

Yesterday

64 °F

27 °F

Detailed History and Climate

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Grand Junction	48°F
Montrose	46°F
Cortez	45°F
Durango	43°F
Saguache	42°F

State Lows:
Monarch Pass	3°F
Wolf Creek Pass	8°F
Leadville	10°F
Copper Mountain	10°F
La Veta Pass	12°F

Astronomy

March 19, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:16 AM MDT

7:22 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

6:50 AM MDT

7:48 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

6:19 AM MDT

8:18 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:49 AM MDT

8:49 PM MDT

Moon

8:51 AM MDT (3/19)

11:35 PM MDT (3/19)

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 58m

Length of Day

12h 06m

Tomorrow will be 2m 24s longer.

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Waxing Crescent, 17% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Purgatory, CO

33 °F

Mostly Cloudy

at 8:53 PM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 81301

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
36° F \| 18° F	45° F \| 25° F	47° F \| 29° F	45° F \| 29° F	40° F \| 27° F
Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Chance of Snow 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of Snow 20% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Animas River Basin

Updated: 5:08 PM MDT on March 19, 2010

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Rest of Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Colder. Numerous rain showers early in the evening...then isolated thunderstorms early in the evening. Scattered snow showers. No snow accumulation. Lows 5 to 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast in the evening...then becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Saturday

Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 35 to 45. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Saturday Night

Clear. Lows zero to 10 above.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the 40s.

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Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 20.

Monday

Sunny. Highs 45 to 55.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the 20s.

Tuesday and Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the 40s. Lows 15 to 25.

Wednesday

Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the morning...then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Highs 35 to 45. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Wednesday Night through Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 40s.

Friday

Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 55.

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Sports Weather

College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Redhawks vs. Cardinals	12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Rams vs. Bulls	12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010	Average High 75° F/ 23° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Phillies vs. Nationals	1:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 61° F/ 16° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
SC Paderborn vs. Arminia Bielefeld	1:00 PM CET on March 20, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 60° F/ 16° C
LR Ahlen vs. FC Augsburg	1:00 PM CET on March 20, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 57° F/ 14° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Food City 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 58 °F
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010	Average High 63° F/ 17° C
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RAWS LOG CHUTE CO, Durango, CO

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27 °F

5 °F

38%

NW at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

20 °F

8253 ft

8:58 PM MDT

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Falls Creek Ranch, Durango, CO

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28.5 °F

14 °F

55%

NE at 5.0 mph

30.21 in

- / hr

23 °F

7580 ft

9:05 PM MDT

Normal

CODOT Durango (22), Durango, CO

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36 °F

15 °F

42%

NE at 4 mph

0.00 in / hr

33 °F

6438 ft

8:50 PM MDT

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MesoWest COLUMBUS BASIN , Durango, CO

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16 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

16 °F

10785 ft

7:00 PM MDT

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RAWS BIG BEAR PARK CO, Durango, CO

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15 °F

9 °F

75%

SE at 1 mph

0.00 in / hr

15 °F

10399 ft

8:55 PM MDT

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Forest Lakes / KozyTone, Bayfield, CO

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28.2 °F

20 °F

70%

West at 0.0 mph

30.07 in

0.00 in / hr

28 °F

7495 ft

9:18 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Bayfield CO , Bayfield, CO

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24 °F

19 °F

80%

NE at 0 mph

29.80 in

0.00 in / hr

24 °F

8198 ft

8:33 PM MDT

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Vallecito, CO

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20.9 °F

12 °F

69%

NNW at 6.0 mph

29.99 in

0.00 in / hr

13 °F

7920 ft

9:18 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

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Crowbar Creek, Bayfield, CO

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27.6 °F

22 °F

80%

ENE at 1.1 mph

29.90 in

0.00 in / hr

28 °F

6979 ft

9:18 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

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APRSWXNET Durango CO US, Rico, CO

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22 °F

9 °F

56%

NE at 2 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

8950 ft

8:59 PM MDT

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MesoWest SHARKSTOOTH , Rico, CO

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16 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

16 °F

10720 ft

8:00 PM MDT

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RAWS MESA MTN CO, Ignacio, CO

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22 °F

17 °F

80%

SSW at 3 mph

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

7379 ft

8:09 PM MDT

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MesoWest VALLECITO , Bayfield, CO

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17 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

17 °F

10879 ft

8:00 PM MDT

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MesoWest CASCADE , Rico, CO

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25 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

25 °F

8879 ft

8:00 PM MDT

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MesoWest CASCADE #2 , Rico, CO

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25 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

25 °F

8919 ft

8:00 PM MDT

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MesoWest SCOTCH CREEK , Rico, CO

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22 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

9100 ft

8:00 PM MDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:35 PM MDT on March 19, 2010 The following are 24 hour snowfall reports from western Colorado and eastern Utah, ending around noon Friday. Amounts are in inches. Western Colorado and eastern Utah 24 hour stations, Official climate stations, Western Colorado, 2 miles southwest of Collbran, 1.1. 4 miles southwest of Craig, 1.6. Crested Butte, 2.0. Hayden, 4.0. Norwood, 2.3. Steamboat Springs, 2.4. Eastern Utah, Manila, 1.5. Unofficial stations, 2 miles north of Avon, 3.3. Gothic, 3.5. 1 mile east of Mesa, 1.3. 6 miles south of Mesa, 3.5. 1 mile southeast of Steamboat Springs, 1.5. 2 miles north of Wolcott, 3.2. 15 miles west of Montrose, 3.5. Snowmass ski area, 1.2. Telluride ski area, 3.0. Location snowfall Colorado ... Eagle County... Vail Mountain 8.0 Vail 6.0 ... Garfield County... Douglas Pass 3.0 ... Gunnison County... McClure pass 5.0 ... Ouray County... Monument (highway 550) 9.0 Red Mountain Pass 3.0 ... Pitkin County... Aspen 4.0 ... Routt County... Hayden 4.0 ... San Juan County... Coal Bank Pass 1.5 Molas Pass 1.0 Utah ... Grand County... La Sal Mountains 5.0 Abajo Mountains 2.0