Blanca, Colorado Weather
Blanca, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blanca, Costilla County.
Full aviation weather for Blanca is published on the Blanca Airport (K05V) page, 4 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Blanca have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Blanca: San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (KALS) 31 km · Cuchara Valley At La Veta Airport (K07V) 46 km · Monte Vista Municipal Airport (KMVI) 48 km
Conditions reported at K05V describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blanca specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blanca.
About Blanca, Colorado
Blanca rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rise like ancient, sleeping giants to the east. It lies 75.0 miles south-west of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 222°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east of Alamosa. The land here is a study in ochre and sagebrush, punctuated by hardy cottonwoods that line the sparse waterways, their leaves a shimmering whisper against the immense blue sky. The air carries the dry, clean scent of high desert, a fragrance that promises vast horizons and a quiet resilience. The very soil seems to hold the memory of an age when only wind and hawk claimed dominion, a feeling that settles deep in the bones. This corner of Costilla County has a history woven with threads of Spanish land grants and tenacious pioneers. Blanca’s economy, long tied to the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, still echoes with the planting and harvesting of crops that thrive under the relentless sun. Though the railroad that once brought lifeblood through the valley has long since faded, the spirit of self-sufficiency endures. The San Luis Valley’s unique character, a blend of Hispanic heritage and the enduring spirit of the American West, finds its quiet expression in Blanca, where the rhythm of life moves with the slow, sure turning of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Blanca and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Blanca, Costilla County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.438063°N, 105.515846°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81123 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blanca, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blanca, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Blanca includes coordinates 37.438063°N, 105.515846°W, situated in Costilla County. ZIP code 81123. Telephone area code: 719. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
