Black Hawk, Colorado Weather
Black Hawk, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Black Hawk, Gilpin County.
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About Black Hawk, Colorado
Black Hawk clings to the steep slopes of Clear Creek Canyon, a place where granite giants shoulder the sky and the air, thin and sharp, carries the scent of pine. It lies 19.2 miles south-west of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 218°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-west of Coal Creek. The landscape here is a dramatic theatre of rock and sky, with the ribbon of Clear Creek a restless, silver thread weaving through the gulch. Canyons plunge, their sides scarred by ancient geological forces, yet softened by the tenacious grip of aspens and pines that cling to improbable ledges. The very earth seems to hold its breath, a silent witness to the passage of seasons, its weathered face etched with the stories of wind and water. Sunlight, when it breaks through the rugged peaks, casts long, theatrical shadows that shift and play across the uneven terrain, imbuing the afternoon with a deep, resonant stillness. This is a place forged in the crucible of gold fever, where the echoes of pickaxe and pan still seem to resonate in the quiet valleys. Black Hawk's very soul is steeped in the boom and bust of mining, a history writ large in the weathered facades of its historic buildings and the persistent whisper of the creek that once yielded its riches. The local economy, once bound to the earth's hidden veins, has transformed, now drawing visitors with the allure of chance and entertainment. Yet, beneath the modern veneer, the spirit of the prospector, the tenacious individual who sought fortune in these formidable mountains, remains. The air itself seems to hum with a quiet energy, a blend of the past's raw ambition and the present's vibrant pulse.
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| Location | Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.796932°N, 105.493885°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80422, 80427 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Black Hawk, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Black Hawk, 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 Hawk includes coordinates 39.796932°N, 105.493885°W, situated in Gilpin County. ZIP code 80422, 80427. Telephone area code: 303, 720. 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.
