Socorro, New Mexico

Local Time: 1:34 AM MDT (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 34.1° N 106.9° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 95 (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Five (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Down by the River, Socorro, New Mexico (PWS)

Updated: 1:30 AM MDT on July 10, 2009

70.9 °F

Light Rain

Humidity:	73%
Dew Point:	62 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Pressure:	29.73 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	73 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 7500 ft Mostly Cloudy 9000 ft Overcast 11000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	4609 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KTCS)
Wind Speed:	13.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	179° (South)
Ceiling:	7500 ft
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Truth Or Consequences	76 °F	Light Rain	12:53 AM MDT
	Corona	This station is not reporting.
	Albuquerque	73 °F	Mostly Cloudy	12:56 AM MDT
	Albuquerque Double Eagle	63 °F	Clear	1:35 AM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KTCS)

91 °F

65 °F

Record (KTCS)

102 °F (2003)

62 °F (2008)

Yesterday

97.5 °F

71.1 °F

Detailed History and Climate (KTCS)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Alamogordo	87°F
Las Cruces	84°F
Artesia	82°F
Holloman AFB	82°F
Roswell	81°F

State Lows:
Taos	60°F
Albuquerque Double Eagle	62°F
Santa Fe	64°F
Grants-Milan	66°F
Ruidoso	66°F

Astronomy

July 10, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:04 AM MDT

8:21 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:35 AM MDT

8:50 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

5:00 AM MDT

9:25 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:22 AM MDT

10:03 PM MDT

Moon

10:20 PM MDT

9:01 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 14m

Length of Day

14h 16m

Tomorrow will be 0m 53s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 92% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Socorro, NM

70.9 °F

Light Rain

at 1:30 AM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 87801

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
95° F \| 65° F	99° F \| 63° F	94° F \| 63° F	95° F \| 63° F	97° F \| 63° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 11:55 PM MDT on July 9, 2009

Now

Lingering isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue to drift north at 15 mph across the southwest and south central mountains of New Mexico as well as the lower Rio Grande Valley and the adjacent High Plains. A few areas that may be impacted by the precipitation include Glenwood...Reserve...Bosque del Apache Refuge...Bingham... Mountainair...White Oaks...Hondo and Picacho. Rainfall amounts will stretch from one tenth to one quarter of an inch through 200 am MDT. In addition...expect occasional cloud to ground lightning and gusty winds up to 35 mph with these storms.

Forecast for Lower Rio Grande Valley

Updated: 3:32 PM MDT on July 9, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening.

Friday

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Friday Night

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening.

Saturday

Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 95 to 101. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s.

Sunday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the 90s.

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Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.

Monday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the 90s.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs 94 to 100.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 90s.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

Thursday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the 90s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Tonight:		Friday:		Friday Night:		Saturday:
Socorro	73°F	30%	95°F	10%	69°F	0%	98°F	0%

= Probability of Precipitation

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:
Marlins vs. Diamondbacks	6:40 PM MST on July 09, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 103 °F
Rangers vs. Mariners	7:10 PM PDT on July 09, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 67 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 68° F/ 20° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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