Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	SW 8 mph
Barometer	29.80 in (1003.0 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 May 4:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

La Junta Municipal CO

Fire Weather Watch May 17, 10:00am until May 17, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning May 16, 11:00am until May 16, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 93 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 87 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 77 °F
Partly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 67 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 69 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 93. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the morning.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East northeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.