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- Visibility
  10 mi
- Cloud
  Cover
  100%
- Ceiling
  14500 ft
Today

May 18

Hi 74°
A thunderstorm this afternoon
Good for stargazing
- Cloud
  Cover
  26%
- Precip
  25%
- Hours of Precip
  0.5
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Tomorrow

May 19

Hi 69°
A morning t-storm possible
Poor for stargazing
- Cloud
  Cover
  67%
- Precip
  40%
- Hours of Precip
  0.5
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Monday

May 20

Hi 68°
Mostly cloudy and pleasant
Poor for stargazing
- Cloud
  Cover
  77%
- Precip
  17%
- Hours of Precip
  0
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A thunderstorm this afternoon

5/18 5/19 Now: 5:32am

AM 5-9

5am Mostly Cloudy 57° 47%
6am Mostly Cloudy w/ Showers 56° 51%
7am Intermittent Clouds 57° 47%
8am Partly Sunny 60° 8%
9am Partly Sunny 64° 8%

AM 10-3

10am Mostly Sunny 67° 8%
11am Partly Sunny 68° 8%
12pm Partly Sunny 70° 8%
1pm Partly Sunny 73° 9%
2pm Partly Sunny 74° 12%
3pm Partly Sunny 73° 12%

PM 4-9

4pm Partly Sunny 73° 16%
5pm Partly Sunny 72° 43%
6pm Partly Sunny 70° 47%
7pm Partly Sunny w/ T-Storms 66° 51%
8pm Mostly Sunny 64° 25%
9pm Mostly Clear 62° 20%

PM 10-3

10pm Mostly Clear 58° 20%
11pm Mostly Clear 57° 20%
12am Mostly Clear 56° 20%
1am Mostly Clear 54° 14%
2am Mostly Clear 53° 2%
3am Mostly Clear 50° 2%

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Solunar Information for Clifton, CO

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Rises at 5:59 AM with 14:24 of sunlight, then sets at 8:23 PM

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Rises at 1:33 PM with 12:47 of moolight, then sets at 2:20 AM

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Yum! Curiosity Rover Swallows 1st Mars Sample, Finds Odd Bright Stuff

Space.com - May 16, 2013; 10:40 AM ET

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has swallowed its first tiny bite of Martian soil, after standing down for a spell while scientists checked out some strange bright bits in the dirt.
Oops! The 5 Greatest Scientific Blunders

LiveScience.com - May 16, 2013; 10:23 AM ET

These stories serve to show how even the smartest among us can err, and that in fact to achieve a big breakthrough, big risks are necessary, which sometimes also involve big failures.
Forget the Moon. Let's Go to Mars.

NationalGeographic.com - May 15, 2013; 8:04 AM ET

Buzz Aldrin says the Red Planet should be humankind's next destination.
Giant Gas Clouds Found In Void Between Nearby Galaxies

Space.com - May 12, 2013; 6:53 AM ET

A never-before-seen interstellar network of gas between two nearby galaxies may provide the raw material needed to fuel star formation for billions of years, scientists say.
Photos: 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Captured

Weather.AOL.com - May 11, 2013; 9:19 AM ET

A stunning solcar eclipse was visible for cities such as Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, on Friday, May 10, 2013.
Mars Rover Curiosity to Drill Into Bumpy 'Cumberland' Rock

Space.com - May 10, 2013; 11:55 AM ET

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will perform its second-ever drilling operation soon, boring into a knobby section of bedrock dubbed "Cumberland," space agency officials announced Thursday.
'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Today: How to Watch Live

SPACE.com - May 9, 2013; 11:53 AM ET

The moon will block part of the sun today creating a potentially amazing "ring of fire" and you can watch the celestial sight live online.
Solar Eclipse Turns Sun Into 'Ring of Fire' This Week

SPACE.com - May 9, 2013; 10:35 AM ET

The moon will block the sun in a potentially spectacular solar eclipse this week — a celestial event that will transform the sun into a cosmic "ring of fire" in the daytime sky.