Arkansas River at La Junta
1.5 mi- Level
- 7.2 ft
- Flow
- 41 cfs
Forecast peak 7.2 ft Fri 12 PM
Reading from Fri 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 11:15 AM MDT at KLAA
Windy and 79°26°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 23.
Today: low 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°), high 83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°).
Now 79°26°
Windy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11a | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 74°23° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 44% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 12p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 78°26° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 39% | 0% | 5 |
| Fri 1p | Sunny | 82°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°) | 81°27° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 32% | 2% | 5 |
| Fri 2p | Sunny | 83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°) | 81°27° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 30% | 7% | 5 |
| Fri 3p | Partly sunny | 83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°) | 81°27° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 28% | 22% | 4 |
| Fri 4p | Partly sunny | 82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°) | 81°27° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 31% | 26% | 3 |
| Fri 5p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°) | 79°26° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 34% | 15% | 1 |
| Fri 6p | Partly cloudy | 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 74°23° | 10% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 43% | 56% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 69°21° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 51% | 68% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Drizzle | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°) | 65°18° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 60% | 59% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°) | 64°18° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 63% | 76% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°) | 62°17° | 5% | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 70% | 81% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 70% | 92% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Mostly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°) | 61°16° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 72% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°) | 60°16° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 75% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°) | 60°16° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 75% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°) | 59°15° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 75% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°) | 59°15° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 75% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°) | 57°14° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 77% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 56°13° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 80% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°) | 53°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°) | 54°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 86% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 58°14° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 75% | 96% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Showers | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 61°16° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 67% | 82% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Showers | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°) | 62°17° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 62% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 70°21°) | 62°17° | 50%, 0.32 in8.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 62% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 1p | Drizzle | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 71°22°) | 61°16° | 50%, 0.32 in8.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 65% | 88% | 1 |
| Sat 2p | Drizzle | 59°15° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 50%, 0.32 in8.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h | 69% | 90% | 1 |
| Sat 3p | Rain | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 75% | 94% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h | 77% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Rain | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 80% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 100%, 0.34 in8.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 100%, 0.34 in8.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 40°4° | 100%, 0.34 in8.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 40°4° | 100%, 0.34 in8.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 100%, 0.34 in8.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 100%, 0.34 in8.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 100%, 0.43 in11 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 100%, 0.43 in11 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 100%, 0.43 in11 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 100%, 0.43 in11 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 100%, 0.43 in11 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 38°3° | 100%, 0.43 in11 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 38°3° | 90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 39°4° | 90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 100% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 44°7° | 90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 84% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 47°8° | 90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 96% | 72% | 2 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 1.9 in49 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
100% chance · 2 in52 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
100% chance · 2.6 in66 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.95 in24 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 0 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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
30% chance
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 64. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. East 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 67. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast 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 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. East southeast wind 5 to 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
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.
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
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Dry, high 83°, low 53°.
82% chance of rain, high 62°, low 42°, cooling off.
94% chance of rain, high 58°, low 43°, cooling off.
Mostly dry, highs 64–68°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PUB) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 7.2 ft Fri 12 PM
Reading from Fri 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 1.7 ft Fri 12 PM
Reading from Fri 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 81% 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 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).
Today, 6:00 PM–2:00 AM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.
On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
La Junta Gardens weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:05 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).
Waxing gibbous
93% lit · growing
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