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La Junta, Colorado

City in Otero County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at La Junta

Index 12, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Lamar (CO), 51 miles off.

12Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at La Junta

None in the last 24 hours; 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at La Junta, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over La Junta, ColoradoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest La Junta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

La Junta MunicipalLHX

At an airfield/5.2 mi away/4,239 ft/127 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

La Junta 0.4 SCO-OT-50

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/4,145 ft/33 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

La JuntaLJTC2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/4,127 ft/15 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,222of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Arkansas River AT La Junta, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.0 mi from La Junta, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,052 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.79 inHg and the temperature at 44.5 F; it reports 44.5 F, 0.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Arkansas River AT La Junta stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,052 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.79 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXHC2FIG. D WHERE ARKANSAS RIVER AT LA JUNTA STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREARKANSAS RIVER AT LA JUNTA14 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,052 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE25.79 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.5 FTITLEArkansas River AT La Junta, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP LXHC2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LXHC2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.99 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Arkansas River AT La Junta, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXHC2FIG. E THE SUN AT ARKANSAS RIVER AT LA JUNTAELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEArkansas River AT La Junta, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP LXHC2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LXHC2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,052 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:15 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Arkansas River AT La Junta, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 3:15 am local time; air temperature, 44.5 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXHC2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 3:15 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 3:15 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE44.5 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEArkansas River AT La Junta, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP LXHC2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LXHC2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Arkansas River AT La Junta, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at La Junta (LJTC2), 1.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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