Ruidoso, New Mexico

Local Time: 6:01 PM MDT on March 15, 2010 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 33.3° N 105.7° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Tomas (Southern Pacific) Tropical Cyclone Ului (Southern Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Ruidoso Mid-Town @ Eagle/Sudderth, Ruidoso, New Mexico (PWS)

Updated: 6:01 PM MDT on March 15, 2010

36.2 °F

Partly Cloudy

Windchill:	36 °F
Humidity:	73%
Dew Point:	28 °F
Wind:	2.0 mph from the ESE
Wind Gust:	2.0 mph
Pressure:	30.49 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 2100 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	6705 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KSRR)
Wind Speed:	10.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	112° (ESE)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Ruidoso	36 °F	Partly Cloudy	5:55 PM MDT
	Alamogordo	57 °F	Partly Cloudy	5:45 PM MDT
	Holloman AFB	55 °F	Mostly Cloudy	5:55 PM MDT
	Corona	30 °F	Overcast	4:58 PM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KSRR)

55 °F

32 °F

Record (KSRR)

73 °F (2007)

24 °F (2005)

Yesterday

71.2 °F

36.3 °F

Detailed History and Climate (KSRR)

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Holloman AFB	59°F
Alamogordo	55°F
Deming	54°F
Las Cruces	53°F
Silver City	53°F

State Lows:
Santa Fe	19°F
Grants-Milan	19°F
Taos	21°F
Las Vegas	24°F
Cuba	24°F

Astronomy

March 15, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:12 AM MDT

7:10 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

6:48 AM MDT

7:35 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

6:19 AM MDT

8:04 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:50 AM MDT

8:33 PM MDT

Moon

6:49 AM MDT (3/15)

7:19 PM MDT (3/15)

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 47m

Length of Day

11h 57m

Tomorrow will be 2m 5s longer.

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Waxing Crescent, 0% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Ruidoso, NM

36.2 °F

Partly Cloudy

at 6:01 PM MDT

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
40° F \| 22° F	50° F \| 27° F	59° F \| 32° F	59° F \| 38° F	59° F \| 32° F
Snow 80% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Warmer than today.

Nowcast as of 4:10 PM MDT on March 15, 2010

Now

Scattered rain showers will continue to affect portions of the High Plains of east central and southeast New Mexico through the remainder of the afternoon. Through 6 PM...the most organized area of showers will be found in a 50 mile wide band stretching from Clovis and Melrose west to Fort Sumner and The Mesa rest area along Highway 285. Overall movement will be toward the west-southwest...and precipitation will be mainly light in intensity with amounts averaging less than one tenth of an inch.

Forecast for South Central Mountains

Updated: 3:32 PM MDT on March 15, 2010

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain and snow showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning. Highs in the 40s to upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

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Wednesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.

Thursday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.

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Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 30s.

Friday

Partly cloudy with isolated rain and snow showers. Windy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy with isolated snow showers. Windy... colder. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the 40s to upper 50s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.

Monday

Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Tuesday:		Tuesday Night:		Wednesday:
Ruidoso	22°F	10%	49°F	0%	27°F	0%	58°F	0%

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Sports Weather

MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Phillies vs. Nationals	1:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 61° F/ 16° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Mantova vs. Grosseto	7:00 PM CET on March 15, 2010	Clear, High 59° F/ 15° C
TSV 1860 Munchen vs. MSV Duisburg	8:15 PM CET on March 15, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 48° F/ 9° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Food City 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010	Chance of Rain, 54 °F
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010	Average High 63° F/ 17° C
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RAWS SMOKEY BEAR NM, Ruidoso, NM

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36 °F

28 °F

73%

NE at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

30 °F

6899 ft

5:00 PM MDT

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Ruidoso Mid-Town @ Eagle/Sudderth, Ruidoso, NM

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36.2 °F

28 °F

73%

ESE at 2.0 mph

30.49 in

0.00 in / hr

36 °F

6705 ft

6:01 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

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Ranches of Sonterra, Alto, NM

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33.9 °F

26 °F

71%

WNW at 0.0 mph

27.05 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

6511 ft

6:01 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

1 White Mountain Meadows, Ruidoso, NM

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33.8 °F

26 °F

74%

West at 0.0 mph

30.31 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

7120 ft

6:01 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

Eagle Creek Canyon, Ruidoso, NM

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34.0 °F

28 °F

77%

NNE at 3.0 mph

30.32 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

7200 ft

6:01 PM MDT

Normal

Lizard Roost, Alto, NM

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39.2 °F

26 °F

58%

NNW at 2.7 mph

23.03 in

0.04 in / hr

39 °F

7200 ft

6:01 PM MDT

Normal

Alto, NM

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36.5 °F

30 °F

76%

NNE at 6.7 mph

30.51 in

0.00 in / hr

31 °F

6693 ft

6:01 PM MDT

Rapid Fire

MesoWest SIERRA BLANCA , Alto, NM

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27 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

10280 ft

5:00 PM MDT

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RAWS MESCAL NM, Bent, NM

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41 °F

25 °F

52%

ENE at 13 mph

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

6227 ft

4:41 PM MDT

MADIS

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RAWS ROSWELL #1 PORTABLE NM, Fort Stanton, NM

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42 °F

31 °F

66%

North at 12 mph

0.01 in / hr

35 °F

6109 ft

4:40 PM MDT

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Nogal and Carrizozo, Carrizozo, NM

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37.0 °F

26 °F

65%

ENE at 19.0 mph

30.31 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

6066 ft

5:57 PM MDT

Normal

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:14 PM MDT on March 15, 2010 ... County... storm total time/date of location /inches/ measurement ... Bernalillo... Sedillo 9.7 715 am 3/15 Tijeras 5 E 9.2 700 am 3/15 Sandia Park 4 NW 6.0 722 am 3/15 - Sandia ski area. Tijeras 10 S 5.0 921 am 3/15 Tijeras 4 N 4.0 733 am 3/15 Sedillo 2 WNW 4.0 725 am 3/15 Albuquerque 8 ENE 2.5 700 am 3/15 - paseo del norte and Tramway. Albuquerque 9 ENE 2.1 700 am 3/15 - paseo del norte and Tramway. Albuquerque 9 NE 1.5 700 am 3/15 - paseo del norte and Tramway. Albuquerque 8 ESE 1.0 730 am 3/15 - lomas and Tramway. Albuquerque 7 ESE 0.2 730 am 3/15 - I-40 and Juan tabo. Albuquerque 7 E T 740 am 3/15 - Candelaria and Tramway. ... Catron... Datil 1.8 252 PM 3/15 Red Hill 1.5 200 PM 3/15 Quemado 1.1 900 am 3/15 Luna 0.3 1200 PM 3/15 ... Chaves... Elk 10 E 0.3 943 am 3/15 Dunken 16 NE T 1020 am 3/15 ... Cibola... Acoma Pueblo 2.5 1000 am 3/15 Laguna Pueblo 1.0 800 am 3/15 San Rafael 12 SW 1.0 1040 am 3/15 Grants 0.3 700 am 3/15 ... Colfax... Ute Park 1 SSE 9.5 500 am 3/15 Elizabethtown 5 NNW 6.0 707 am 3/15 - Red River Pass snotel. Angel Fire 3 ESE 5.0 722 am 3/15 - Angel Fire ski area. Black Lake 4 ESE 3.9 810 am 3/15 Cimarron 4 SW 3.0 345 PM 3/15 Philmont Scout Ranch 1 SSW 3.0 500 am 3/15 Eagle Nest 2.5 947 am 3/15 Springer 1.5 345 PM 3/15 Sugarite 6 WNW 1.0 933 am 3/15 Angel Fire 0.9 700 am 3/15 Raton 1 ESE 0.8 1014 am 3/15 Farley 8 WNW T 1018 am 3/15 Springer 6 N T 348 PM 3/15 ... Guadalupe... Anton Chico 8.0 800 am 3/15 Cuervo 3.5 700 am 3/15 Santa Rosa 7 W 2.0 900 am 3/15 Colonias 1.0 1030 am 3/15 Santa Rosa 2 E 1.0 1059 am 3/15 ... Harding... Mills 4 W 3.0 1030 am 3/15 Roy 1 E 2.0 1034 am 3/15 ... Lincoln... Bonito Lake 6 WSW 5.0 1030 am 3/15 - Apache ski area. Corona 2 NE 5.0 1104 am 3/15 Alto 1 NW 3.0 320 PM 3/15 Ruidoso 1 SW 2.0 1034 am 3/15 Capitan 0.3 930 am 3/15 Arabela 10 NE 0.2 930 am 3/15 Tinnie T 930 am 3/15 ... Los Alamos... Los Alamos 5 WNW 12.0 600 am 3/15 - quemazon snotel. Los Alamos 6 W 9.0 1225 PM 3/15 - Pajarito ski area. Los Alamos 3 SW 5.9 1200 am 3/15 Los Alamos 1 SW 5.5 800 am 3/15 White Rock 5.0 712 am 3/15 ... McKinley... Gallup 8 NNW 1.7 800 am 3/15 Gallup 1 WNW 0.5 800 am 3/15 ... Mora... Holman 10.0 500 am 3/15 Buena Vista 9.0 500 am 3/15 Guadalupita 7.5 800 am 3/15 Chacon 6.0 500 am 3/15 Valmora 5.5 500 am 3/15 Wagon Mound 13 E 5.0 957 am 3/15 Angel Fire 10 SSE 3.9 700 am 3/15 Wagon Mound 1 NNE 2.0 1027 am 3/15 ... Quay... Tucumcari 3 NE 0.5 905 am 3/15 ... Rio Arriba... Abiquiu 15 WSW 12.0 1000 am 3/15 Canones 4 N 10.0 800 am 3/15 Espanola 1 SSW 5.0 600 am 3/15 Coyote 15 SW 5.0 614 am 3/15 - vacas locas snotel. Abiquiu 4.8 200 am 3/15 Abiquiu 8 WNW 4.0 700 am 3/15 Coyote 4.0 1020 am 3/15 Chama 3.5 700 am 3/15 Velarde 2 N 3.0 600 am 3/15 Chama 5 NW 3.0 600 am 3/15 - Chamita snotel. Alcalde 19 N 2.1 700 am 3/15 ... Sandoval... La Cueva 10 E 6.0 815 am 3/15 Pena Blanca 5.0 355 PM 3/15 bandelier natl Monument 4.8 837 am 3/15 Cuba 7 ESE 4.0 215 am 3/15 - senorita Divide snotel. Placitas 1 SW 3.0 830 am 3/15 Rio Rancho 2 ENE 1.0 700 am 3/15 - Corrales and Highway 528. Cochiti Lake 1.0 300 am 3/15 counselors 12 ESE 1.0 1200 am 3/15 ... San Juan... Aztec 9 NE 5.5 700 am 3/15 Aztec 3 E 5.0 730 am 3/15 Bloomfield 3 SW 1.0 750 am 3/15 Chaco Canyon 4 se 1.0 1200 am 3/15 Archuleta 5 E 1.0 700 am 3/15 ... San Miguel... Rociada 8 SW 10.0 200 am 3/15 - wesner Springs snotel. Sapello 10.0 800 am 3/15 Las Vegas 5 NNW 10.0 800 am 3/15 Las Vegas 8 NW 10.0 700 am 3/15 Las Vegas 9.0 630 am 3/15 San Jose 5.5 855 am 3/15 Trujillo 5.0 1004 am 3/15 Cowles 5.0 328 PM 3/15 Pecos 5.0 630 am 3/15 Villanueva 4.5 957 am 3/15 Tererro 4.0 630 am 3/15 Conchas 1 ESE 0.5 1011 am 3/15 ... Santa Fe... Golden 6 se 14.0 630 am 3/15 Edgewood 3 NW 11.0 800 am 3/15 Chupadero 7 ESE 10.0 504 am 3/15 - Santa Fe ski area. Lamy 5 NW 8.0 414 am 3/15 Santa Fe 10 S 8.0 700 am 3/15 Santa Fe 2 E 7.5 946 am 3/15 Agua Fria 2 SW 7.2 1200 am 3/15 Santa Fe 3 NE 7.0 700 am 3/15 Santa Fe 1 WSW 6.3 730 am 3/15 Santa Fe 4 NW 6.3 1018 am 3/15 Stanley 3 NE 6.2 800 am 3/15 Santa Fe 2 N 6.0 630 am 3/15 Santa Fe 3 SW 5.0 700 am 3/15 Santa Fe 2 SW 5.0 1024 am 3/15 Santa Fe 7 WNW 5.0 600 am 3/15 Tesuque 8 E 5.0 712 am 3/15 - Santa Fe snotel. Chamita 1 WSW 4.8 700 am 3/15 Pojoaque 3.5 700 am 3/15 Espanola 4 se 3.3 1200 am 3/15 ... Socorro... Magdalena 3 SW 12.0 238 PM 3/15 Magdalena 11.0 234 PM 3/15 Magdalena 8 se 10.0 250 PM 3/15 Bingham 0.5 100 PM 3/15 Bosque del Apache Refuge T 230 PM 3/15 ... Taos... Tres Ritos 8.0 710 am 3/15 - Tres Ritos snotel. Tres Ritos 3 NW 8.0 534 am 3/15 - Sipapu ski area. Red River 6.0 1000 am 3/15 - Red River ski area. Tres Ritos 4 NNW 4.0 200 am 3/15 - Gallegos Peak snotel. Amalia 11 ENE 4.0 200 am 3/15 - north Costilla snotel. Chamisal 1 ESE 2.0 700 am 3/15 Penasco 2.0 1024 am 3/15 Red River 8 SSW 1.0 646 am 3/15 - Taos ski area. Questa 0.5 1000 am 3/15 Taos Pueblo 3 NW 0.5 700 am 3/15 Amalia 0.1 1000 am 3/15 ... Torrance... Tajique 5 NE 12.0 158 PM 3/15 Clines Corners 16 E 12.0 147 PM 3/15 Willard 10.0 230 PM 3/15 Clines Corners 7 se 9.2 700 am 3/15 Moriarty 7 WNW 9.0 800 am 3/15 Moriarty 5 SW 7.5 216 PM 3/15 Manzano 2 se 7.0 700 am 3/15 Moriarty 1 N 6.2 700 am 3/15 McIntosh 3 SSE 6.0 321 PM 3/15 Mountainair 6.0 1130 am 3/15 Encino 3 SSW 5.0 700 am 3/15 ... Union... Clayton 1 WNW 1.0 1208 PM 3/15 Gladstone 5 se 1.0 900 am 3/15 Clayton 15 SSW 0.5 700 am 3/15 Gladstone 5 N T 1045 am 3/15 &&