Bancroft, Idaho Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bancroft weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°60°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—89°58°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain24%0.14″93°54°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——88°53°-5°
- FridayJul 10Clear——94°57°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——100°58°+6°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Bancroft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 83217
15-Day Forecast — Bancroft
- Sun92°56°0%
- Mon92°60°8%
- Tue89°58°14%
- Wed93°54°24%
- Thu88°53°2%
- Fri94°57°0%
- Sat100°58°0%
- Sun104°62°1%
- Mon104°65°4%
- Tue107°65°10%
- Wed107°66°21%
- Thu105°67°30%
- Fri108°63°22%
- Sat106°67°23%
- Sun100°62°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Bancroft
SPC includes Bancroft in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Bancroft
- 83217