Rocky Ford, Colorado

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Local Time: 3:05 PM MDT (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 38.0° N 103.7° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 94 (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Severe Thunderstorm Watch (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Manzanola, Colorado (PWS)

Updated: 3:01 PM MDT on July 05, 2009

82.2 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Humidity:	49%
Dew Point:	61 °F
Wind:	13.2 mph from the NE
Wind Gust:	14.1 mph
Pressure:	30.19 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	83 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	6 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 6000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	4255 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KLHX)
Wind Speed:	9.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	45° (NE)
Ceiling:	6000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	La Junta	83 °F	Mostly Cloudy	2:53 PM MDT
	Pueblo	80 °F	Scattered Clouds	2:53 PM MDT
	Lamar	82 °F	Mostly Cloudy	2:53 PM MDT
	Ellicott	55 °F	Thunderstorm Rain	2:56 PM MDT

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Yesterday

88 °F

61 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 10

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Grand Junction	88°F
Cortez	88°F
La Junta	82°F
Durango	82°F
Montrose	82°F

State Lows:
Berthoud Pass	35°F
Copper Mountain	37°F
Wolf Creek Pass	39°F
Leadville	41°F
Monarch Pass	41°F

Astronomy

July 5, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:37 AM MDT

8:20 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:06 AM MDT

8:51 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

4:27 AM MDT

9:30 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:43 AM MDT

10:14 PM MDT

Moon

7:27 PM MDT

3:52 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 45m

Length of Day

14h 42m

Tomorrow will be 0m 48s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 98% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Rocky Ford, CO

82.2 °F

Mostly Cloudy

at 3:01 PM MDT

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
86° F \| 61° F	92° F \| 63° F	97° F \| 63° F	99° F \| 63° F	101° F \| 63° F
T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for La Junta Vicinity/Otero County

Updated: 2:16 PM MDT on July 5, 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 551 in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening...
	Tonight Severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging winds and large hail early in the evening. Scattered thunderstorms early in the evening...then scattered thunderstorms until midnight. Isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Locally heavy rainfall possible early in the evening. Lows near 60. East winds around 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
	Monday Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs near 90. West winds up to 10 mph becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms until midnight...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny. Highs 92 to 98. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. West winds up to 10 mph.
	Wednesday through Thursday Partly cloudy. Highs 98 to 103. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
	Thursday Night through Friday Night Partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs 97 to 102.
	Saturday through Sunday Partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 93 to 99. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
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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:
Athletics vs. Indians	1:05 PM EDT on July 05, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F
Blue Jays vs. Yankees	1:05 PM EDT on July 05, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Average High 66° F/ 18° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, 74 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Manzanola, CO

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82.2 °F

61 °F

49%

NE at 13.2 mph

30.19 in

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

4255 ft

3:01 PM MDT

Normal

East La Junta, La Junta, CO

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83.6 °F

59 °F

44%

NNE at 8.0 mph

29.79 in

0.00 in / hr

84 °F

4066 ft

3:00 PM MDT

Normal

Fowler Airport, Fowler, CO

Fowler Airport, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

78.0 °F

60 °F

55%

East at 11.0 mph

30.02 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

4450 ft

12:39 PM MDT

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HADS HORSE CK AT HIGHWAY 194 NEAR LAS CO, Las Animas, CO

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North at mph

0.00 in / hr

3975 ft

2:15 PM MDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 3:03 PM MDT on July 05, 2009 Severe Thunderstorm Watch 551 remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for the following locations Co . Colorado counties included are Crowley Custer Douglas Elbert El Paso Fremont Huerfano Las Animas Lincoln Otero Pueblo Teller