Alamo, Nevada

Local Time: 5:59 PM PDT on October 11, 2008 — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 37.5° N 115.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 97 (North Atlantic) Invest 98 (North Atlantic) Hurricane Norbert (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Odile (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

MesoWest Rachel NV US CEMP, Alamo, Nevada (PWS)

Updated: 5:10 PM PDT on October 11, 2008

40 °F / 4.4 °C

Partly Cloudy

Windchill:	35 °F / 2 °C
Humidity:	42%
Dew Point:	19 °F / -7 °C
Wind:	7 mph / 11.3 km/h / 3.1 m/s from the West
Wind Gust:	13.0 mph / 20.9 km/h / 9.8 m/s
Pressure:	in / hPa (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 10000 ft / 3048 m (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	4850 ft / 1478 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KDRA)
Wind Speed:	7 mph / 11.3 km/h / 3.1 m/s
Wind Dir:	269° (West)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Indian Springs	This station is not reporting.
	Mercury	51 °F / 11 °C	Partly Cloudy	5:53 PM PDT
	North Las Vegas	55 °F / 13 °C	Clear	5:53 PM PDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KP38)

72 °F / 22 °C

32 °F / 0 °C

Record (KP38)

84 °F / 28 °C (1996)

27 °F / -2 °C (1998)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Las Vegas	60°F / 16°C
North Las Vegas	59°F / 15°C
Nellis AFB	59°F / 15°C
Henderson	57°F / 14°C
Mercury	53°F / 12°C

State Lows:
Ely	24°F / -4°C
Eureka	25°F / -4°C
Tonopah	28°F / -2°C
Winnemucca	30°F / -1°C
Elko	30°F / -1°C

Astronomy

October 11, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:46 AM PDT

6:09 PM PDT

Civil Twilight

6:20 AM PDT

6:35 PM PDT

Nautical Twilight

5:50 AM PDT

7:06 PM PDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:20 AM PDT

7:36 PM PDT

Moon

4:24 PM PDT (10/11)

3:17 AM PDT (10/11)

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 15m

Length of Day

11h 22m

Tomorrow will be 2m 20s shorter.

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Today	10 / 14 Full	10 / 21 Last Quarter	10 / 28 New	11 / 5 First Quarter

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Alamo, NV

40 °F / 4.4 °C

Partly Cloudy

at 5:10 PM PDT

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
38° F \| 27° F 3° C \| -3° C	43° F \| 34° F 6° C \| 1° C	49° F \| 36° F 9° C \| 2° C	61° F \| 38° F 16° C \| 3° C	65° F \| 43° F 18° C \| 6° C
Snow Showers 50% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Clear	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Forecast for Lincoln County

Updated: 3:50 PM PDT on October 11, 2008

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers early in the evening...then isolated snow showers in the late evening and overnight. Snow level 4500 feet. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest wind around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Sunday

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

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Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

Columbus Day

Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Monday Night

Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny...warmer. Highs in the upper 60s.

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Tuesday Night

Clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Wednesday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

Wednesday Night

Clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

Friday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

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Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Alamo, NV	39 miles / 63 km	2.9	1:16 AM PDT 2008-10-11
Telescope Peak, CA	130 miles / 209 km	3.2	9:57 PM PDT 2008-10-08
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EDT on October 12, 2008	Chance of Rain, 72 °F / 22 °C
Dolphins vs. Texans	12:00 PM CDT on October 12, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F / 27 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Bobcats vs. Golden Flashes	2:30 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Clear, 72 °F / 22 °C
Commodores vs. Bulldogs	1:30 PM CDT on October 11, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F / 26 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Red Sox vs. Rays	8:07 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Rain Showers, 81 °F / 27 °C
Phillies vs. Dodgers	5:22 PM PDT on October 12, 2008	Clear, 67 °F / 19 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
New England vs. Kansas City	7:00 PM CDT on October 11, 2008	Clear, 76 °F / 24 °C
Toronto FC vs. FC Dallas	12:30 AM Universal on October 12, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 59° F/ 15° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Bank of America 500	7:40 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F / 17 °C
TUMS QuikPak 500	1:45 PM EDT on October 19, 2008	Average High 70° F/ 21° C
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MesoWest Rachel , Alamo, NV

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40 °F / 4.4 °C

19 °F / -7 °C

42%

West at 7 mph / 11.3 km/h / 3.1 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

35 °F / 2 °C

4850 ft

5:10 PM PDT

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MesoWest Alamo , Hiko, NV

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48 °F / 8.9 °C

21 °F / -6 °C

34%

West at 5 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

46 °F / 8 °C

3450 ft

5:00 PM PDT

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Warnings and Notices

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	Record Report
Statement as of 5:17 PM PDT on October 11, 2008 ... Record low maximum temperature set at Las Vegas Saturday... A strong cold low pressure system brought significantly colder temperatures to the southern Great Basin and Mojave Desert. High temperatures on Saturday were between 25 and 30 degrees colder than thursdays highs. At McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas the high temperature only reached 60 degrees which broke the previous record of 65 degrees set in 1997. The 30 degree drop in high temperatures at Las Vegas was the greatest two day drop in over 30 years. Other cities including Bishop... Barstow/Daggett... and Needles also set records on Saturday. Some temperatures from around the region... City Saturday high record Thursday high Las Vegas... ... ... ..60 degrees... ... .65 in 1997... ... 90 degrees Bishop... ... ... ... ..49 degrees... ... .58 in 1997... ... 84 degrees Barstow/Daggett... ..63 degrees... ... .67 in 1997... ... 91 degrees Needles... ... ... ... .71 degrees... ... .75 in 1985... ... 98 degrees Death Valley... ... ..75 degrees... ... ... ... ... ... ... .103 degrees Kingman... ... ... ... .57 degrees... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..87 degrees Caliente... ... ... ... 45 degrees... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..80 degrees Mount Charleston... .34 degrees... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..67 degrees Several low maximum records may be broken once again Sunday as cold air remains in place. The records for Sunday are: Las Vegas... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 63 degrees set in 1947 Bishop... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 57 degrees set in 1981 Barstow/Daggett... ... ... ... ... ... ... 69 degrees set in 2000 Needles... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..72 degrees set in 1997

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:58 PM PDT on October 11, 2008 ... Public information statement... Due to the cold front that passed over the Desert Southwest early Saturday morning... temperatures across the region have dropped 20 to 30 degrees below normal. Areas in southeast California are forecast to reach minimum temperature record levels Sunday morning. These areas include Baker... Barstow... Needles and Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino County... and the Owens Valley in Inyo County.