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 5Overcast19%—98°68°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——100°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers31%—103°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—102°72°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—102°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast37%—103°67°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——103°72°0°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.47 with 8 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 49 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.47 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.47
- 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: 22°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
- Sun98°68°19%
- Mon100°63°4%
- Tue103°71°31%
- Wed102°72°35%
- Thu102°70°46%
- Fri103°67°37%
- Sat103°72°9%
- Sun104°75°2%
- Mon105°74°4%
- Tue108°77°7%
- Wed109°80°11%
- Thu108°73°21%
- Fri102°74°23%
- Sat100°74°44%
- Sun100°76°48%
- Mon103°75°27%
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 includes La Junta in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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