Weather in Black Forest, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Black Forest, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
40%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Black Forest, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
7p
64°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
59°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
71°
1p
69°
2p
75°
3p
63°
4p
65°
5p
67°
6p
Black Forest, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast18%69°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast20%71°43°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs88%47°27°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast65%51°26°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle67%59°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle67%55°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain34%60°37°
Black Forest, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Black Forest, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
011° · backing 155°
Direction
N
011°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Black Forest, CO
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Black Forest, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black Forest, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Black Forest, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Black Forest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.