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Weather in Cambridge, Idaho

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

Cambridge, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
33%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Cambridge, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
68°
8p
64°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
63°
2p
65°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
L 43°H 69°
Cambridge, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    57°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    57°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    75°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°51°
Cambridge, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · veering 149°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Cambridge, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
924.1
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.29 inHg
Now
924.1
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 920926
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cambridge, ID
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Cambridge, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cambridge, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:20 PM
Moonset
3:50 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cambridge, 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 →

Cambridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 Cambridge

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.