Weather in American Falls, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
American Falls, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
22%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
American Falls, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
66°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
American Falls, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—61°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—55°37°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%61°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—66°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—67°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—70°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—78°48°
American Falls, ID
Next 24 hours · Mild now
American Falls, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
273° · veering 59°
Direction
W
273°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
American Falls, ID
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
American Falls, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
American Falls, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 3:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
American Falls, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
American Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).