La Junta, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Junta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—98°68°+7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——101°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast33%—103°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle47%0.01″101°72°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—102°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—99°70°-3°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48), ratio 0.48 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48), ratio 0.48 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.48
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Junta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81050
16-Day Forecast — La Junta
- Sat91°66°8%
- Sun98°68°12%
- Mon101°65°4%
- Tue103°75°33%
- Wed101°72°47%
- Thu102°71°47%
- Fri99°70°38%
- Sat92°66°7%
- Sun94°68°2%
- Mon102°68°1%
- Tue104°72°9%
- Wed111°74°21%
- Thu113°79°36%
- Fri110°80°39%
- Sat110°80°33%
- Sun105°79°38%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — La Junta
SPC has placed La Junta in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in La Junta
- 81050