Marfa Municipal, Texas

  National Weather Service:
Flood Warning 		    

Current conditions
As of 7:35 AM CDT
at Marfa, Texas
Overcast
Temperature: 63°
Wind: Calm
Dewpoint: 61°
Humidity: 94%
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 4:28 am CDT on August 28, 2008

Today...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 62 to 67. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 80s along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

5-day forecast

Radar
Local radar » Loop
Regional radar » Loop

    Regional conditions
LocationConditionsTemp..
Marfa Overcast 63°
Alpine Overcast 64°
Fort Stockton Clear 72°
Pecos Haze 70°
Dryden Unknown 73°
Wink Clear 73°
Salt Flat Overcast 64°
Carlsbad Partly Cloudy 68°
Odessa Clear 72°
Midland Clear 70°

5-day forecast
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Chance of a Thunderstorm Chance of a Thunderstorm Chance of a Thunderstorm Chance of a Thunderstorm Chance of a Thunderstorm
Chance of T-storms Chance of T-storms Chance of T-storms Chance of T-storms Chance of T-storms
77° | 61° 74° | 58° 72° | 58° 77° | 61° 83° | 58°

Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
August 28, 2008
Normal high:82° Record high:95° (2002)
Normal low:56° Record low:55° (1997)
Sunrise:7:30 AM Moon Rise: 5:05 AM
Sunset:8:22 PM Moon Set: 7:07 PM
Complete weather almanac
Detailed History and Climate

Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 7:50 am CDT on August 28, 2008


The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Rio Grande below Presidio 5se.
* Until late tonight... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 7am Thursday the stage was 7.7 feet (2.3 meters).
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet (2.7 meters).
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by late this morning and continue
to rise to near 10.0 feet (3.0 meters) by this afternoon. The river
will fall below flood stage by late this afternoon.
* Impact... at 11.0 feet (3.4 meters)... minor flooding along the river.
Irrigation pumps may need to be removed. No threats to homes or
other structures is known to occur.





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