Arkansas River at La Junta
8.2 mi- Level
- 6.9 ft
- Flow
- 20 cfs
Forecast peak 8.1 ft Mon 6 PM
Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 8:50 PM MDT at KLAA
Rainy and 45°7°, rain ~10 PM–8 AM (95%).
Today: low 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°), high 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°).
Now 45°7°
Rain · Feels like 38°4°
Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9p | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 37°3° | 100%, 0.74 in19 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 90%, 0.74 in19 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 80%, 0.74 in19 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Rain | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 90%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 89% | 95% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 50%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 83% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 40%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 80% | 90% | 1 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 30%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 94% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 20%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 80% | 90% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 30%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 81% | 93% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 70%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 78% | 92% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 90% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 96% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 96% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 100% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 100% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Mostly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 5%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 100% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 100% | 84% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 100% | 53% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 51% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 61% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 42°6° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 60% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Partly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 49% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 46% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Partly sunny | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 42°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 39% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Partly sunny | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 96% | 42% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 83% | 43% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Partly sunny | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 69% | 41% | 4 |
| Mon 12p | Mostly sunny | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 58% | 27% | 5 |
| Mon 1p | Mostly sunny | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 52% | 21% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 48% | 14% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 46% | 8% | 4 |
| Mon 4p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 48% | 4% | 3 |
| Mon 5p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 52% | 42% | 1 |
| Mon 6p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 60% | 18% | 0 |
| Mon 7p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 67% | 29% | 0 |
| Mon 8p | Mostly clear | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 77% | 31% | 0 |
Evening
6 PM–midnight
100% chance · 2.2 in56 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
100% chance · 1.3 in34 mm
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 40. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 1.2 in30 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
89% chance of rain, high 65°, low 40°.
85% chance of rain, high 61°, low 43°, cooling off.
Dry, high 65°, low 39°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 64–71°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PUB) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 8.1 ft Mon 6 PM
Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 2.3 ft Mon 6 AM
Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:30 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 76% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).
Mon, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Cheraw weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:04 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 100% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
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