Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Friday

Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts appear possible over the central and southern High Plains and eastern Kansas into Missouri Friday afternoon and evening. Rounds of storms Friday ahead of a slow moving frontal boundary will bring locally heavy rainfall and scattered flash flooding potential to the Mid-Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys, and the Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Jul 3:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Olney Springs CO

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Olney Springs CO
 38.17°N 103.91°W (Elev. 4331 ft)
4:12 am MDT Jul 10, 2026
4am MDT Jul 10, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 16, 2026
 
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