El Rito, New Mexico

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Local Time: 3:12 PM MST (GMT -07) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 36.3° N 106.3° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Anja (South Indian Ocean)

Active Advisory: Winter Storm Warning (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Public Information Statement

	Current Conditions

RAWS JARITA MESA NM US, Vallecitos, New Mexico (PWS)

Updated: 2:16 PM MST on November 14, 2009

36 °F

Scattered Clouds

Windchill:	32 °F
Humidity:	70%
Dew Point:	27 °F
Wind:	5 mph from the West
Wind Gust:	14.0 mph
Pressure:	in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 9000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	8803 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KLAM)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	268° (West)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Los Alamos	41 °F	Scattered Clouds	2:50 PM MST
	Taos	43 °F	Overcast	2:55 PM MST
	Chama	This station is not reporting.
	Santa Fe	47 °F	Partly Cloudy	2:53 PM MST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KLAM)

48 °F

27 °F

Record (KLAM)

62 °F (1953)

14 °F (1959)

Detailed History and Climate (KLAM)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Carlsbad	73°F
Hobbs	71°F
Roswell	69°F
Artesia	68°F
Holloman AFB	67°F

State Lows:
Raton	28°F
Grants-Milan	28°F
Taos	32°F
Albuquerque Double Eagle	32°F
Chama	33°F

Astronomy

November 14, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:41 AM MST

4:57 PM MST

Civil Twilight

6:14 AM MST

5:24 PM MST

Nautical Twilight

5:43 AM MST

5:55 PM MST

Astronomical Twilight

5:12 AM MST

6:26 PM MST

Moon

4:33 AM MST

3:22 PM MST

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 10m

Length of Day

10h 15m

Tomorrow will be 1m 41s shorter.

Extended View

Waning Crescent, 4% of the Moon is Illuminated


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El Rito, NM

36 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 2:16 PM MST

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
43° F \| 23° F	36° F \| 11° F	41° F \| 13° F	43° F \| 16° F	45° F \| 20° F
Snow Showers 50% chance of precipitation	Snow Showers 60% chance of precipitation	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Cooler than yesterday.

Nowcast as of 2:45 PM MST on November 14, 2009

Now

Through late afternoon scattered rain showers and high terrain snow showers will continue to stream northeastward across central and western New Mexico. A few flashes of lightning are also possible. The snow level will vary around 8500 feet. Through 600 PM additional snow accumulations may reach 1 inch above 9000 feet in parts of the northern...western and central mountains. On mountain passes heavier snow showers will drop visibility below one half mile at times and roadways may become slick.

Forecast for San Juan Mountains

Updated: 3:56 am MST on November 14, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect from 11 am this morning to 5 PM MST Sunday...
	Today Breezy. Patchy fog in the morning. Numerous thunderstorms with rain and snow showers. Snow accumulation 1 or 2 inches...except 5 to 7 inches above 7500 feet. Highs in the 30s to mid 40s. West winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Caution advised on area lakes. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the evening... then snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches...except 6 to 8 inches above 7500 feet. Lows in the mid teens to lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
	Sunday Patchy fog in the morning. Snow showers in the morning... then rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation 1 or 2 inches...except 3 to 5 inches above 7500 feet. Highs in the 20s to upper 30s. West winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the evening...then isolated snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Colder. Lows 5 to 15. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening.
	Monday Mostly sunny. Patchy fog. Not as cold. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Clear. Lows 5 to 15.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the 30s to upper 40s.
	Tuesday Night Clear. Lows 5 to 20.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 50s.
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 20.
	Thursday Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s to upper 40s.
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 25.
	Friday Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s to upper 40s.
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Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Today:		Tonight:		Sunday:
Chama	43°F	70%	24°F	80%	35°F	80%

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bengals vs. Steelers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F
Falcons vs. Panthers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Clear, 74 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Keydets vs. Black Knights	12:00 PM EST on November 14, 2009	Rain, 52 °F
Red Flash vs. Bulldogs	12:00 PM EST on November 14, 2009	Rain, 52 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Real Murcia vs. Rayo Vallecano	6:00 PM CET on November 14, 2009	Partly Cloudy, High 68° F/ 20° C
Huesca vs. Recreativo de Huelva	6:00 PM CET on November 14, 2009	Scattered Clouds, High 73° F/ 23° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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Los Alamos	CycloneOz	CycloneOz's Wunder Blog	6 days ago
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Windchill

Elevation

Updated

Type

Plaza Blanca, Abiquiu, NM

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44.8 °F

26 °F

48%

North at 0.0 mph

23.71 in

0.00 in / hr

45 °F

6154 ft

3:12 PM MST

Normal

MesoWest BATEMAN , El Rito, NM

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31 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

31 °F

9299 ft

2:00 PM MST

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RAWS JARITA MESA NM, Vallecitos, NM

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36 °F

27 °F

70%

West at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

8803 ft

2:16 PM MST

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Warnings and Notices

	Winter Storm Warning
Statement as of 11:52 AM MST on November 14, 2009 ... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5 PM MST Sunday... A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5 PM MST Sunday. Snow developing during the day today over the San Juan Mountains will expand in coverage to the northwest Highlands... the Jemez Mountains... and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains by tonight as snow levels fall below 6000 feet. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches are expected through Sunday afternoon across the San Juan... Sangre de Cristo... and Jemez Mountains. Higher amounts over one foot are possible across the highest peaks and western slopes near the Colorado border. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches are likely at lower elevations. Snow will continue through the day on Sunday... with snow tapering off Sunday evening to ease these dangerous winter weather conditions. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Travel is discouraged. Roads will be snow packed and hazardous... and may be closed. For the latest Road conditions... call 1.800.432.4269.

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:52 am MST on November 14, 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. Since then... state technicians have been working earnestly to restore the system. Multiple parts have been replaced... however the new equipment is not robust enough to carry the signal. Therefore... more parts have been ordered. At this time... the earliest the NOAA Weather Radio broadcast will be restored is Monday. 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.