Capitan, New Mexico

Local Time: 6:05 PM MST on November 16, 2009 (GMT -07) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 33.5° N 105.6° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Anja (South Indian Ocean)

	Current Conditions

Alamogordo, New Mexico (Airport)

Updated: 5:50 PM MST on November 16, 2009

45 °F

Clear

Windchill:	41 °F
Humidity:	25%
Dew Point:	10 °F
Wind:	6 mph from the NW
Pressure:	30.28 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	4199 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KALM)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	320° (NW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Ruidoso	37 °F	Clear	5:55 PM MST
	Corona	45 °F	Clear	4:58 PM MST
»	Alamogordo	45 °F	Clear	5:50 PM MST
	Holloman AFB	43 °F	Clear	5:55 PM MST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KSRR)

53 °F

33 °F

Record (KSRR)

69 °F (1999)

21 °F (2005)

Yesterday

59 °F

39 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Alamogordo	55°F
Carlsbad	55°F
Las Cruces	55°F
Deming	55°F
Holloman AFB	54°F

State Lows:
Chama	6°F
Grants-Milan	8°F
Taos	10°F
Cuba	12°F
Gallup	14°F

Astronomy

November 16, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:35 AM MST

4:58 PM MST

Civil Twilight

6:08 AM MST

5:25 PM MST

Nautical Twilight

5:38 AM MST

5:55 PM MST

Astronomical Twilight

5:08 AM MST

6:24 PM MST

Moon

6:34 AM MST (11/16)

4:43 PM MST (11/16)

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 16m

Length of Day

10h 23m

Tomorrow will be 1m 27s shorter.

Extended View

Waxing Crescent, 0% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Capitan, NM

45 °F

Clear

at 5:50 PM MST

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
56° F \| 22° F	63° F \| 27° F	65° F \| 32° F	63° F \| 31° F	65° F \| 31° F
Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Forecast for South Central Mountains

Updated: 3:30 PM MST on November 16, 2009

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Tonight

Clear. Lows in the mid teens to lower 30s.

Tuesday

Sunny. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s.

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Tuesday Night

Clear. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s.

Wednesday

Sunny...warmer. Highs in the 50s to mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

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Wednesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s.

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Thursday Night

Clear...breezy. Lows in the 20s to mid 30s.

Friday

Sunny...warmer. Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.

Friday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the 40s to upper 50s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 20s to mid 30s.

Monday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the 40s to upper 50s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Tuesday:		Tuesday Night:		Wednesday:
Ruidoso	20°F	0%	55°F	0%	24°F	0%	58°F	0%

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Ravens vs. Browns	8:30 PM EST on November 16, 2009	Chance of Rain, 43 °F
Dolphins vs. Panthers	8:20 PM EST on November 19, 2009	Chance of Rain, 54 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Bulls vs. RedHawks	6:00 PM EST on November 18, 2009	Chance of Rain, 49 °F
Chippewas vs. Cardinals	8:00 PM EST on November 18, 2009	Chance of Rain, 47 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Albinoleffe vs. Grosseto	8:45 PM CET on November 16, 2009	Clear, High 68° F/ 20° C
Tranmere Rovers vs. Leyton Orient	7:45 PM GMT on November 17, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 59° F/ 15° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Chance of Rain, 70 °F
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Humidity

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Pressure

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Updated

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RAWS ROSWELL #1 PORTABLE NM, Fort Stanton, NM

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

34 °F

23%

NNW at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

6109 ft

5:40 PM MST

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Alto, NM

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32.3 °F

6 °F

33%

West at 0.0 mph

30.39 in

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

6693 ft

6:05 PM MST

Rapid Fire

Eagle Creek Canyon, Ruidoso, NM

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32.5 °F

5 °F

31%

NW at 0.0 mph

30.48 in

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

7200 ft

6:05 PM MST

Normal

Nogal and Carrizozo, Carrizozo, NM

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33.7 °F

6 °F

30%

SSW at 8.0 mph

30.36 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

6066 ft

6:02 PM MST

Normal

Whispering Bluff Condos, NM

Whispering Bluff Condos, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

51.9 °F

15 °F

23%

SE at 0.0 mph

30.21 in

0.00 in / hr

7011 ft

3:15 PM MST

Rapid Fire

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Ranches of Sonterra, Alto, NM

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29.3 °F

5 °F

35%

WSW at 0.8 mph

27.02 in

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

6511 ft

6:05 PM MST

Rapid Fire

RAWS SMOKEY BEAR NM, Ruidoso, NM

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

39 °F

4 °F

23%

NNE at 3 mph

0.00 in / hr

39 °F

6899 ft

5:00 PM MST

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MesoWest SIERRA BLANCA , Alto, NM

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

32 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

10280 ft

5:00 PM MST

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Warnings and Notices

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 1:05 PM MST on November 16, 2009 ... NOAA Weather Radio remains out of service across northern and central New Mexico... Multiple communication and hardware failures Thursday morning caused a NOAA Weather Radio outage throughout northern and central New Mexico. State technicians have been working diligently to restore the system since the outage occurred. At this time... technicians are still diagnosing the issues as well as waiting for additional parts to arrive. It is unknown at this time when the NOAA Weather Radio broadcast will resume... but it is likely it will be another day or two. Please note... this outage does not affect the Roswell transmitter... wwg-36. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. For complete weather information... please visit the National Weather Service website at weather.Gov/abq.