Elephant Butte, New Mexico

Local Time: 12:49 PM MDT (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 33.2° N 107.2° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Flash Flood Watch (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico (Airport)

Updated: 11:53 AM MDT on July 04, 2009

78 °F

Clear

Humidity:	56%
Dew Point:	61 °F
Wind:	5 mph from the South
Pressure:	29.95 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	12 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	4852 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KTCS)
Wind Speed:	4.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	170° (South)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Truth Or Consequences	78 °F	Clear	11:53 AM MDT
	Las Cruces	79 °F	Clear	12:30 PM MDT
	Silver City	81 °F	Partly Cloudy	12:30 PM MDT
	Holloman AFB	82 °F	Mostly Cloudy	11:55 AM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

92 °F

64 °F

Record

100 °F (2003)

63 °F (2001)

Yesterday

82 °F

65 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 9

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Hobbs	91°F
Carlsbad	89°F
Clovis	86°F
Artesia	86°F
Roswell	86°F

State Lows:
Taos	53°F
Grants-Milan	54°F
Gallup	55°F
Las Vegas	59°F
Albuquerque Double Eagle	59°F

Astronomy

July 4, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:04 AM MDT

8:21 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:36 AM MDT

8:50 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

5:01 AM MDT

9:25 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:23 AM MDT

10:03 PM MDT

Moon

6:36 PM MDT

3:33 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 14m

Length of Day

14h 16m

Tomorrow will be 0m 37s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 94% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 7 Full	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter

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Elephant Butte, NM

78 °F

Clear

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 87935

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
90° F \| 65° F	92° F \| 65° F	94° F \| 63° F	97° F \| 65° F	97° F \| 65° F
T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Sierra County Lakes Region

Updated: 4:38 am MDT on July 4, 2009
	Today Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
	Sunday Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
	Monday Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 90 to 95. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s.
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 95 to 100.
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Thursday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s.
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Friday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 95 to 100.
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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:
Mariners vs. Red Sox	1:05 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 81 °F
Blue Jays vs. Yankees	1:05 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
D.C. vs. Columbus	7:00 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Chance of Rain, 67 °F
Chicago vs. Colorado	7:00 PM MDT on July 04, 2009	Thunderstorm, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola	8:19 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 83 °F
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Average High 83° F/ 28° C
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Warnings and Notices

	Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 7:42 AM MDT on July 04, 2009 ... Flash Flood Watch in effect from noon MDT today through late tonight... The National Weather Service in El Paso TX/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of New Mexico and southwest Texas... including the following areas... in New Mexico... Sierra County lakes region... southern desert... southern Sacramento Mountains... southwest desert/bootheel... southwest desert/Mimbres basin... Southwest Mountains/lower Gila region and Tularosa basin/southern desert. In southwest Texas... El Paso and Hudspeth. * From noon MDT today through late tonight * a very moist airmass along with fairly slow storm movement may produce locally very heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.