Black Hawk, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Black Hawk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°55°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—82°61°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle87%0.03″83°57°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle75%—83°53°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle53%0.01″82°52°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—83°54°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——84°57°+1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Black Hawk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80422
15-Day Forecast — Black Hawk
- Sun80°55°4%
- Mon82°61°12%
- Tue83°57°87%
- Wed83°53°75%
- Thu82°52°53%
- Fri83°54°28%
- Sat84°57°5%
- Sun87°55°6%
- Mon92°60°14%
- Tue88°62°34%
- Wed90°58°45%
- Thu85°56°55%
- Fri84°58°52%
- Sat88°59°59%
- Sun81°57°72%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Black Hawk
SPC includes Black Hawk in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Black Hawk
- 80427
- 80422