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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

N/A

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

Swink CO

Freeze Watch October 17, 12:00am until October 17, 09:00am
Frost Advisory October 16, 02:00am until October 16, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch
Frost Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening.
Friday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. 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 wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Swink CO
 38.02°N 103.64°W (Elev. 4101 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm MDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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