Forecast Details for La Junta, CO

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Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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