Las Cruces, New Mexico

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Local Time: 7:28 PM MDT on July 05, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 32.3° N 106.7° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 94 (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Flash Flood Watch (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

NMSUAtmospheresNode, Las Cruces, New Mexico (PWS)

Updated: 7:28 PM MDT on July 05, 2009

70.9 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	82%
Dew Point:	65 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	2.0 mph
Pressure:	29.75 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	71 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 11000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	3908 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KLRU)
Wind Speed:	9.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	97° (East)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Las Cruces	73 °F	Scattered Clouds	7:10 PM MDT
	Santa Teresa	This station is not reporting.
	El Paso	89 °F	Scattered Clouds	6:51 PM MDT
	Holloman AFB	88 °F	Partly Cloudy	6:55 PM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KLRU)

93 °F

68 °F

Record (KLRU)

102 °F (2005)

57 °F (2002)

Yesterday

92.5 °F

67.3 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Deming	93°F
Farmington	93°F
Holloman AFB	91°F
Las Cruces	91°F
Gallup	89°F

State Lows:
Clines Corner	55°F
Gallup	55°F
Las Vegas	55°F
Los Alamos	57°F
Raton	57°F

Astronomy

July 5, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:05 AM MDT

8:17 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:37 AM MDT

8:45 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

5:03 AM MDT

9:19 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:25 AM MDT

9:57 PM MDT

Moon

7:21 PM MDT (7/5)

4:24 AM MDT (7/5)

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 08m

Length of Day

14h 11m

Tomorrow will be 0m 39s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 98% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Las Cruces, NM

70.9 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 7:28 PM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 88001

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
94° F \| 72° F	99° F \| 70° F	99° F \| 72° F	101° F \| 70° F	101° F \| 70° F
T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Southern Desert

Updated: 4:04 PM MDT on July 5, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 3 am MDT Monday...
	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 65 to 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
	Monday Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Mostly clear. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
	Thursday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 101.
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
	Friday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 100.
	Friday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
	Saturday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s.
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70.
	Sunday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s.
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Air quality Forecast for El Paso

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Moderate		OZONE
Yesterday	Good		PM10
Current	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Sunday	Good		OZONE
Sunday	Good		PM10
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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:
Diamondbacks vs. Rockies	1:10 PM MDT on July 05, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 76 °F
Orioles vs. Angels	12:35 PM PDT on July 05, 2009	Clear, 81 °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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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

NMSUAtmospheresNode, Las Cruces, NM

NMSU Atmospheres Node, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

70.9 °F

65 °F

82%

East at 0.0 mph

29.75 in

0.00 in / hr

71 °F

3908 ft

7:28 PM MDT

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Las Alturas, Las Cruces, NM

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66.4 °F

64 °F

93%

NE at 0.0 mph

29.32 in

1.11 in / hr

4037 ft

5:34 PM MDT

Normal

APRSWXNET Las Cruces NM, Las Cruces, NM

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69 °F

66 °F

89%

SW at 0 mph

30.16 in

0.00 in / hr

3887 ft

7:03 PM MDT

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APRSWXNET Las Cruces NM , Dona Ana, NM

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71 °F

62 °F

74%

SSE at 0 mph

30.04 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

4320 ft

7:03 PM MDT

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Organ Mesa Ranch, Las Cruces, NM

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86.9 °F

60 °F

40%

NE at 5.0 mph

29.70 in

0.00 in / hr

87 °F

4438 ft

5:05 PM MDT

Normal

Dos Suenos Estates, Las Cruces, NM

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69.4 °F

63 °F

80%

ESE at 0.0 mph

29.73 in

0.00 in / hr

4366 ft

7:20 PM MDT

Normal

APRSWXNET Las Cruces NM, Las Cruces, NM

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72 °F

68 °F

87%

NNE at 9 mph

29.67 in

0.08 in / hr

70 °F

4429 ft

5:00 PM MDT

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Talavera, Las Cruces, NM

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73.4 °F

60 °F

62%

North at 1.0 mph

29.79 in

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

4650 ft

7:25 PM MDT

Normal

East Mesa, Las Cruces, NM

East Mesa Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

70.6 °F

60 °F

70%

SE at 4.0 mph

29.73 in

0.00 in / hr

74 °F

4474 ft

7:05 PM MDT

Normal

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Talavera #1, Las Cruces, NM

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74.9 °F

58 °F

55%

NNW at 2.0 mph

29.78 in

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

5000 ft

7:28 PM MDT

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APRSWXNET Las Cruces NM , Las Cruces, NM

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73 °F

58 °F

60%

ENE at 4 mph

30.15 in

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

4898 ft

7:02 PM MDT

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RAWS DRIPPING SPRINGS NM, Organ, NM

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72 °F

61 °F

69%

SE at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

6171 ft

6:14 PM MDT

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RAWS LAS CRUCES PORTABLE NM, Organ, NM

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80 °F

56 °F

44%

NE at 4 mph

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

5035 ft

7:07 PM MDT

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RAWS SAN ANDRES NM, Organ, NM

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74 °F

59 °F

59%

South at 1 mph

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

6138 ft

7:04 PM MDT

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DDMET White Sands, NM, Las Cruces, NM

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86 °F

North at mph

29.79 in

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

4022 ft

7:10 PM MDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 1:39 PM MDT on July 05, 2009 ... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * portions of south central New Mexico and southwest Texas... including the following areas... in south central New Mexico... Sierra County lakes region... southern desert... southern Sacramento Mountains and Tularosa basin/southern desert. In southwest Texas... El Paso and Hudspeth. * Through late tonight * moist unstable air continues to flow into southern New Mexico and western Texas while a cold front extends into the region. An upper level disturbance will move into the area this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing. Slow storm movement will result in areas of very heavy rainfalls. Many of the storms will produce rainfall of around one inch in less than an hour... and a few of the storms may produce two to three inches of rainfall. 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. Rogash