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
Banks, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%55°42°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—57°37°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—61°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—65°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—71°41°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—76°45°
Banks, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Banks, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).