Weather in Blanca, Colorado
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blanca, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
9%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Blanca, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
56°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
46°
6a
45°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
Blanca, CO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—70°45°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—57°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%67°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast44%70°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast41%66°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%66°38°
Blanca, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Blanca, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 120°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Blanca, CO
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.6 Low
Blanca, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blanca, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:17 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Blanca, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Blanca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (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 16, 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.