Weather in Black Hawk, Colorado
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Black Hawk, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
57
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
45%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Black Hawk, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
60°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
65°
7p
Black Hawk, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%61°46°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain46%58°41°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow100%40°26°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs90%37°19°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle89%50°27°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow Shwrs50%45°34°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%58°30°
Black Hawk, CO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Black Hawk, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
125° · backing 154°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 Hawk, CO
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Black Hawk, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black Hawk, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:54 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Black Hawk, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
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: 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.