Forecast Details for La Junta, CO

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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