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Weather in Banks, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Banks, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
39%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Banks, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
56°
11a
57°
12p
58°
1p
59°
2p
60°
3p
62°
4p
62°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
60°
8p
58°
9p
L 44°H 63°
Banks, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    55°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    57°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    61°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    76°45°
Banks, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
095° · backing 92°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
avg 9 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 92° from the e.
Banks, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 26.35 inHg
Now
892.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890894
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Banks, ID
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Banks, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:44 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
3:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Banks, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:20 PM
Moonset
3:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Banks, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Banks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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).

ZIP codes in Banks

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.