At an airfield/0.2 mi away/4,239 ft/10 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
La Junta Municipal Airport, Colorado
Small airport in Otero County, Colorado* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...The Southeast Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, eastern Fremont county and the southeast plains. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of heavy rainfall associated with a remnant tropical storm system will spread across southern Colorado through Thursday. - The Southeast Mountains, including the Aspen Acres burn area, the Wet Mountain Valley, eastern Fremont county, and the southeast plains. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
58°
64°/51°
Heavy rain·
Feels like 58°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNE
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for La Junta Municipal Airport until 12 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. La Junta Municipal Airport is 58° and heavy rain at 1 PM. The dew point is 57°, so the air feels a little humid. Gentle breeze from the north-northeast at 9 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 81°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 64°. Rain is likely tomorrow (76%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:39 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 8:45 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The day is 11 hours 51 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
-UV
-Air quality
99%Humidity
95%Cloud
Now
7:00 AM
58feels58
now, rain heavy
Today
Sep 30
6451
93%
20mph
Thu
Oct 1
6445
76%
20mph
Fri
Oct 2
6844
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
7448
clear day
Sun
Oct 4
7550
clear day
Mon
Oct 5
7952
clear day
Tue
Oct 6
8151
mostly clear day
58°
64°51°
64°45°
68°44°
74°48°
75°50°
79°52°
81°51°
As of 7:00 AM in La Junta Municipal Airport, Colorado.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LHX
- ICAO
- KLHX
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 4,229 ft
- Serves
- La Junta
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- LHX
- Wind now
- From 290° at 7 mph, read 30 Sep, 06:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 | 6,849 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 90° / 270° | 7 mph head, on 26 | 2 mph from the right |
| 12 / 30 unlit | 5,803 ft | 60 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | 6 mph head, on 30 | 3 mph from the left |
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest La Junta Municipal Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Arkansas River AT La JuntaLXHC2
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.3 mi away/4,052 ft/177 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
La Junta 17 WSW03063
At a climate reference station/21.4 mi away/4,386 ft/157 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
CherawCHWC2
At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/4,131 ft/98 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
La Junta 8.9 NNECO-OT-10
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/4,144 ft/85 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Cheraw (CHWC2), 3.5 miles from here, read 29 Sep, 07:00. measured daily
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Near La Junta Municipal Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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- Rocky Fordcity, 12 mi
- Sugar Citytown, 15 mi
- Las Animascity, 15 mi
- Ordwaytown, 18 mi
- Manzanolatown, 20 mi
- Crowleytown, 21 mi
- Olney Springstown, 25 mi
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- Southeast Colorado Regional AirportLAA, 44 mi
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- Spanish Peaks Airfield4V1, 74 mi
- Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air FieldFCS, 80 mi
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCOS, 83 mi
- Meadow Lake AirportFLY, 84 mi