Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

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Extended Forecast for

La Junta CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 99. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 97. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 95. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 99. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 97. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 95. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 99. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
La Junta CO
 37.98°N 103.55°W (Elev. 4068 ft)
9:31 pm MDT Jul 19, 2025
11pm MDT Jul 19, 2025-6pm MDT Jul 26, 2025
 
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