Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX)

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

A Few Clouds

60°F

16°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	W 12 mph
Barometer	29.80 in (1003.0 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 12:53 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

La Junta Municipal CO

Overnight
Low: 50 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 78 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 91 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 49 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.