Blanca, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blanca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——82°48°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°58°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°56°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast49%—88°54°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—91°52°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy35%—90°56°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy21%—85°53°-5°
AQI 103 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Blanca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81123
16-Day Forecast — Blanca
- Sat82°48°1%
- Sun85°58°4%
- Mon85°56°7%
- Tue88°54°49%
- Wed91°52°35%
- Thu90°56°35%
- Fri85°53°21%
- Sat87°52°8%
- Sun90°53°6%
- Mon94°52°6%
- Tue94°53°15%
- Wed99°55°41%
- Thu99°60°42%
- Fri94°59°65%
- Sat93°56°68%
- Sun85°58°71%
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 — Blanca
SPC includes Blanca 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 Blanca
- 81123