Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

Light Rain and Breezy

69°F

21°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed S 21 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Aug 7:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles S Rocky Ford CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 98. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. West wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles S Rocky Ford CO
 37.95°N 103.72°W (Elev. 4199 ft)
5:41 pm MDT Aug 25, 2026
8pm MDT Aug 25, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 1, 2026
 
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