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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.59 in (997.3 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Mar 2:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

La Junta Municipal CO

High Wind Warning March 15, 12:00am until March 15, 07:00pm
Red Flag Warning March 14, 03:08pm until March 14, 10:00pm
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High Wind Warning
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning March 14, 03:08pm until March 14, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 5am. Patchy blowing dust after 4am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8am. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Areas Blowing
    Dust

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 5am. Patchy blowing dust after 4am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8am. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
La Junta Municipal CO
 38.05°N 103.5°W (Elev. 4193 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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