A Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant late-season winter storm will bring an expanding area of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes. A multi-day excessive rain and flooding event will impact the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

Lat: 38.05°NLon: 103.51°WElev: 4193ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

28 Miles SSW La Junta CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight, mixing with snow after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then rain showers likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 48. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then rain and snow showers between 1am and 5am, then snow showers after 5am.  Low around 26. North northeast wind around 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Showers then
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy blowing snow between 7am and 1pm. High near 40. Breezy, with a north wind around 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 40 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain showers after midnight, mixing with snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Rain showers before 1am, then rain and snow showers between 1am and 5am, then snow showers after 5am. Low around 26. North northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday
Snow showers, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 7am and 1pm. High near 40. Breezy, with a north wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
28 Miles SSW La Junta CO
 37.58°N 103.66°W (Elev. 4583 ft)
8:47 pm MDT Apr 1, 2025
8pm MDT Apr 1, 2025-6pm MDT Apr 8, 2025
 
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