Weather in La Junta, Colorado
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Junta, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
13%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
La Junta, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
7p
80°
8p
73°
9p
69°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
56°
7a
64°
8a
72°
9a
78°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
La Junta, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—92°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast13%81°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle10%68°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers62%68°53°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle62%72°56°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle31%74°51°
La Junta, CO
Next 24 hours · Warm now
La Junta, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
092° · backing 7°
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
La Junta, CO
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
La Junta, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Junta, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
La Junta, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
La Junta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.