Black Forest, Colorado Weather
Black Forest, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Black Forest, El Paso County.
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About Black Forest, Colorado
Black Forest rises from the high plains, a sprawling expanse where ponderosa pines stand sentinel against the vast Colorado sky, their needles catching the sunlight in a million tiny glints. It lies 14.0 miles north-north-east of Colorado Springs, CO (from Colorado Springs, CO: bearing 28°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-east of Woodmoor. The air here is thin and crisp, carrying the scent of pine resin and dry earth, a fragrance that clings to everything. Rolling terrain, punctuated by granite outcroppings, gives way to meadows carpeted with wildflowers in the warmer months, their vibrant hues a stark contrast to the deep green of the forest. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind through the trees or the distant call of a hawk circling overhead, a quietude that speaks of isolation and immense, untamed space. This is a place shaped by hardy souls, where the legacy of ranching and a pioneering spirit still lingers in the air. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land and a life lived close to nature, established farms and ranches that dot the landscape, their weathered barns and fences telling tales of generations of hard work. The local economy, once tied to timber and agriculture, has diversified, with many residents now commuting to nearby cities for work, yet the rhythm of Black Forest remains distinct, an unhurried cadence that favors open spaces and quiet evenings. There are no grand attractions here, no bustling town square, but rather a collection of scattered homes and businesses, a community that values its privacy and the enduring beauty of its wild surroundings.
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| Location | Black Forest, El Paso County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.013048°N, 104.700808°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80908 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Black Forest, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Black Forest, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Black Forest includes coordinates 39.013048°N, 104.700808°W, situated in El Paso County. ZIP code 80908. Telephone area code: 970. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
