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Weather in Carey, Idaho

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

Carey, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
45
°
Clear
Feels like
34°
Humidity
30%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Carey, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
47°
8a
52°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
L 44°H 66°
Carey, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    59°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    53°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    57°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    64°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    70°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°44°
Carey, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
314° · veering 38°
Direction
NW
314°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 15
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 15 · pk 34 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 38° from the nw.
Carey, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
852.1
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.16 inHg
Now
852.1
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 849853
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carey, ID
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Carey, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carey, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:15 PM
Moonset
3:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Carey, 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 →

Carey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 Carey

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.