Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 16 Sep 3:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Forder CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming south 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers.  Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 52 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming south 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Forder CO
 38.64°N 103.75°W (Elev. 4997 ft)
12:46 pm MDT Sep 16, 2026
4pm MDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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