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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 1:32 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
36%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Black Hawk, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
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
L 45°H 71°
Black Hawk, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    61°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    62°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    100%
    43°26°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    90%
    37°19°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    89%
    50°27°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    50%
    45°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    58°30°
Black Hawk, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 146°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
avg 7 · pk 31 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 146° from the sse.
Black Hawk, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
744.6
+2.4 mb in 3h · steady · 21.99 inHg
Now
744.6
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 742752
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Black Hawk, CO
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
4.4 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black Hawk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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.

ZIP codes in Black Hawk

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.