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Bloomington, Idaho Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bloomington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bloomington, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 9:29 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
55%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:55 PM
Sunset
3:05 PM
Bloomington, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBloomington, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 86°
Bloomington, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    86°42°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°60°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    91°60°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    28%
    90°60°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    93°58°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    89°58°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°56°+4°
Bloomington, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · steady
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 6
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 6 · pk 38 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bloomington, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
819.9
+5.0 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.21 inHg
Now
819.9
mb
3h
+5.0
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 814824
805810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW823.8813.7819.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bloomington, ID
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-9 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 9 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
5.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bloomington, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.6mi
UNLIMITED
174 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:29 UTC · Bloomington, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:29 UTC · Bloomington, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bloomington, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bloomington, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bloomington, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
11:55 PM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bloomington, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bloomington, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bloomington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83223

16-Day Forecast — Bloomington

  1. Sat85°42°0%
  2. Sun89°60°1%
  3. Mon91°60°9%
  4. Tue90°60°28%
  5. Wed93°58°9%
  6. Thu89°58°2%
  7. Fri93°56°0%
  8. Sat101°59°0%
  9. Sun99°65°1%
  10. Mon97°61°9%
  11. Tue91°61°14%
  12. Wed98°62°12%
  13. Thu98°61°15%
  14. Fri98°60°16%
  15. Sat100°67°12%
  16. Sun94°63°24%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Bloomington

SPC includes Bloomington 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 Bloomington

  • 83223

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.