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Weather in Bennington, Idaho

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

Bennington, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:22 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
33%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Bennington, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
7p
60°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
34°
4a
30°
5a
32°
6a
31°
7a
40°
8a
48°
9a
53°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
66°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
L 30°H 66°
Bennington, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°31°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    50°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    85%
    44°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    53°27°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    56°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67°41°
Bennington, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · steady
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Bennington, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
812.7
+1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 24.00 inHg
Now
812.7
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 806815
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bennington, ID
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.4 Low
Bennington, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
3:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bennington, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 PM
Moonset
3:18 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bennington, 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 →

Bennington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 Bennington

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.