Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

Fair and Breezy

38°F

3°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed W 22 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.45 in (994.8 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 19 Feb 12:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

23 Miles SSE La Junta CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Clear, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Clear, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
23 Miles SSE La Junta CO
 37.66°N 103.39°W (Elev. 4600 ft)
1:02 am MST Feb 19, 2026
1am MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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