Penasco, New Mexico

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Local Time: 4:22 PM MST (GMT -07) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 36.2° N 105.7° 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

Los Alamos, New Mexico (Airport)

Updated: 4:10 PM MST on November 14, 2009

39 °F

Scattered Clouds

Windchill:	37 °F
Humidity:	75%
Dew Point:	32 °F
Wind:	4 mph from the SSW
Pressure:	29.89 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 7000 ft Scattered Clouds 8500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	7172 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KLAM)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	200° (SSW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Taos	43 °F	Overcast	4:15 PM MST
	Angel Fire	32 °F	Light Snow	4:10 PM MST
»	Los Alamos	39 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:10 PM MST
	Santa Fe	44 °F	Clear	3:53 PM MST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KSKX)

48 °F

19 °F

Record (KSKX)

68 °F (1999)

5 °F (2000)

Yesterday

52 °F

43 °F

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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

6:39 AM MST

4:55 PM MST

Civil Twilight

6:11 AM MST

5:22 PM MST

Nautical Twilight

5:40 AM MST

5:53 PM MST

Astronomical Twilight

5:10 AM MST

6:24 PM MST

Moon

4:31 AM MST

3:20 PM MST

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 11m

Length of Day

10h 16m

Tomorrow will be 1m 41s shorter.

Extended View

Waning Crescent, 4% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Penasco, NM

39 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 4:10 PM MST

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
47° F \| 25° F	38° F \| 13° F	43° F \| 13° F	47° F \| 16° F	49° F \| 18° F
Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Snow Showers 60% chance of precipitation	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Nowcast as of 3:56 PM MST on November 14, 2009

Now

Through late afternoon scattered to isolated rain showers and high terrain snow showers will continue to stream northeastward across central and western New Mexico. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible near the Colorado border. 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 West Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Updated: 3:58 PM MST on November 14, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 5 PM MST Sunday...
	Tonight Isolated thunderstorms with rain and snow showers likely in the evening...then snow likely after midnight. Snow accumulation 1 or 2 inches...except 3 to 6 inches above 7500 feet. Lows in the mid teens to lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
	Sunday Snow in the morning...then snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation 1 or 2 inches...except 2 to 4 inches above 7500 feet. Highs in the 20s to upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the evening...then isolated snow showers after midnight. Colder. Lows 5 to 20. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Monday Mostly sunny. Not as cold. Highs in the 30s to lower 40s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Mostly clear. Lows 5 to 20.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the 40s to lower 50s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Clear. Lows 10 to 25.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the 40s to mid 50s.
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 25.
	Thursday Partly cloudy with isolated rain and snow showers. Highs in the 40s to lower 50s.
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 25.
	Friday Partly cloudy. Highs in the 40s to lower 50s.
	Friday Night Partly cloudy with isolated snow showers. Lows 10 to 25.
	Saturday Partly cloudy with isolated rain and snow showers. Highs in the 30s to upper 40s.
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Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Sunday:		Sunday Night:		Monday:
Pecos	28°F	50%	41°F	50%	16°F	20%	44°F	0%
Cerro/Questa	23°F	60%	36°F	80%	5°F	30%	39°F	0%

= Probability of Precipitation

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:
Wildcats vs. Commodores	11:20 AM CST on November 14, 2009	Clear, 67 °F
Big Green vs. Bears	12:30 PM EST on November 14, 2009	Rain, 56 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago	1:00 AM GMT on November 15, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 59° F/ 15° C
Empoli vs. Salernitana	12:30 PM CET on November 15, 2009	Partly Cloudy, High 68° F/ 20° 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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RAWS TRUCHAS NM, Cordova, NM

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37 °F

27 °F

66%

West at 6 mph

0.01 in / hr

32 °F

8284 ft

3:11 PM MST

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MesoWest TRES RITOS , Trampas, NM

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36 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

36 °F

8600 ft

3:00 PM MST

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Weimer Foothills-Bob/Jo Freese, Ranchos De Taos, NM

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35.3 °F

32 °F

88%

SSW at 0.0 mph

30.00 in

- / hr

35 °F

7249 ft

4:10 PM MST

Normal

RAWS TAOS - FTS NM, Taos Ski Valley, NM

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39 °F

30 °F

71%

SSE at 6 mph

0.01 in / hr

35 °F

7077 ft

3:34 PM MST

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Warnings and Notices

	Winter Storm Warning
Statement as of 3:39 PM 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 will continue across the north central and northwest mountains through Sunday afternoon. Snow levels will lower to the valley floor tonight as a strong upper level storm system significantly lowers temperatures. Up to three inches of snow has already fallen across the highest elevations of the San Juan Mountains. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches are expected through Sunday afternoon across the San Juan... jemez... and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. However... locally higher amounts over one foot are possible across the highest peaks and western slopes near the Colorado border. As temperatures fall overnight... lower elevations will begin to accumulate snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches are likely across the lower Chama River Valley... upper Rio Grande Valley and northwest Highlands. Snow will taper 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.