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
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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Swink CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 53 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight.  Low around 42. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a north northwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing and
    Breezy then
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Low around 42. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a north northwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Swink CO
 37.96°N 103.66°W (Elev. 4249 ft)
3:06 pm MDT Oct 14, 2026
4pm MDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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