Raton, New Mexico

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Local Time: 7:54 PM MDT on July 05, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 36.9° N 104.6° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 94 (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Areal Flood Advisory (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Local Storm Report

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Raton, New Mexico (Airport)

Updated: 6:53 PM MDT on July 05, 2009

69 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Humidity:	61%
Dew Point:	55 °F
Wind:	10 mph from the NE
Pressure:	29.96 in (Steady)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 11000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	6352 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KRTN)
Wind Speed:	9.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	50° (NE)
Ceiling:	11000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Raton	69 °F	Mostly Cloudy	6:53 PM MDT
	Trinidad	61 °F	Light Rain Mist	7:07 PM MDT
	Angel Fire	63 °F	Clear	7:30 PM MDT
	La Veta Pass	45 °F	Overcast	7:39 PM MDT

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Yesterday

85 °F

55 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 5

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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

5:45 AM MDT

8:21 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:14 AM MDT

8:51 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

4:36 AM MDT

9:29 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:54 AM MDT

10:11 PM MDT

Moon

7:27 PM MDT (7/5)

4:00 AM MDT (7/5)

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 36m

Length of Day

14h 36m

Tomorrow will be 0m 47s shorter.

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Raton, NM

69 °F

Mostly Cloudy

at 6:53 PM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 87740

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
76° F \| 47° F	81° F \| 47° F	83° F \| 49° F	81° F \| 52° F	81° F \| 52° F
T-storms 30% 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.

Nowcast as of 6:30 PM MDT on July 5, 2009

Now

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 PM MDT... Isolated showers and a few thunderstorms will continue to move to the east southeast at 20 mph over northeastern plains through the early evening. Precipitation will tend to favor southern Union... Harding...San Miguel...and Quay counties near Texline...Sedan... Logan...and Tucumcari. Stronger storms will be capable of frequent lightning...gusty winds and penny sized hail. Rainfall amounts from two tenths to one half inch will be common with storms with locally higher amounts.

Forecast for Northeast Highlands

Updated: 6:08 PM MDT on July 5, 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 551 in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening for San Miguel County...
	Rest of Tonight Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds...large hail and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Monday Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 70s to upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Tuesday Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s...except in the upper 70s to mid 80s over the higher elevations. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
	Thursday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
	Friday Partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s to mid 90s.
	Friday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
	Saturday Partly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the 80s to upper 90s.
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
	Sunday Partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s to mid 90s.
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Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Monday:		Monday Night:		Tuesday:
Raton	54°F	40%	86°F	30%	51°F	30%	91°F	10%
Las Vegas	53°F	40%	84°F	40%	53°F	30%	88°F	10%

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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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HADS VERMEJO RIVER NEAR DAWSON 1N NM, Raton, NM

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

6365 ft

6:45 PM MDT

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CODOT Raton Pass (74) , Trinidad, CO

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62 °F

56 °F

82%

NNW at 10 mph

0.00 in / hr

6541 ft

7:00 PM MDT

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RAWS BOSQUE CO, Weston, CO

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59 °F

52 °F

78%

NE at 10 mph

0.00 in / hr

8173 ft

6:52 PM MDT

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HADS PURGATOIRE RIVER AT TRINIDAD CO, Trinidad, CO

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

5979 ft

7:15 PM MDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 7:40 PM MDT on July 05, 2009 Severe Thunderstorm Watch 551 remains in effect until 800 PM MDT Nm . New Mexico counties included are Guadalupe Harding Quay San Miguel Union

	Areal Flood Advisory
Statement as of 7:21 PM MDT on July 05, 2009 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued an * Arroyo and small stream flood advisory for... southeastern Union County in northeast New Mexico * until 915 PM MDT * at 718 PM MDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated heavy rain in the Hayden and Amistad areas. This will impact small streams and arroyos flowing northward toward tramperos creek... and those draining southward toward monia creek and minneosa creek. This includes areas along state roads 402... 420... 417... and 102. * Strong flows and high water levels are expected in arroyos... small streams and over low water crossings. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings. Do not attempt to drive through these waters. Water in arroyos may travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas. Lat... Lon 3575 10306 3574 10307 3574 10336 3600 10336 3589 10303 3575 10302 706 PM MDT sun Jul 5 2009 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued an * Arroyo and small stream flood advisory for... west central Quay County in east central New Mexico southeastern San Miguel County in northeast New Mexico * until 900 PM MDT * at 705 PM MDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated heavy rain along the Canadian River Valley east of Conchas Lake. This will effect small streams and arroyos draining southward toward the Canadian river. * Strong flows and high water levels are expected in arroyos... small streams and over low water crossings. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings. Do not attempt to drive through these waters. Water in arroyos may travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas. Lat... Lon 3513 10374 3511 10411 3521 10411 3522 10416 3552 10415 3550 10375 3548 10374 635 PM MDT sun Jul 5 2009 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued an * Arroyo and small stream flood advisory for... south central Union County in northeast New Mexico * until 830 PM MDT * at 634 PM MDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated heavy rain in southern Union County near clapham. Arroyos and small streams draining into Carrizo creek and tramperos creek will be impacted by these heavy rains. * Strong flows and high water levels are expected in arroyos... small streams and over low water crossings. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings. Do not attempt to drive through these waters. Water in arroyos may travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas. Lat... Lon 3590 10302 3592 10310 3601 10336 3609 10336 3610 10360 3634 10343 3618 10301 3599 10301

	Local Storm Report
07/05/2009 0315 PM 5 miles S of Raton, Colfax County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by public. 07/05/2009 0352 PM Wagon Mound, Mora County. Hail m0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.