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Clifton, Idaho Weather

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

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

Clifton, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 9:33 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
33%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
11:57 PM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Clifton, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClifton, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 90°
Clifton, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    90°48°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°64°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    96°65°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    16%
    95°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    98°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    94°61°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    99°63°+5°
Clifton, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · backing 34°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clifton, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
856.3
+6.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.29 inHg
Now
856.3
mb
3h
+6.1
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 849857
840845850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW857.0848.7854.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Clifton, ID
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.67
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clifton, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.2mi
UNLIMITED
181 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
15:33 UTC · Clifton, 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
15:33 UTC · Clifton, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clifton, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clifton, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clifton, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
11:57 PM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clifton, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clifton, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clifton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 83228

16-Day Forecast — Clifton

  1. Sat90°48°1%
  2. Sun94°64°1%
  3. Mon96°65°12%
  4. Tue95°67°16%
  5. Wed98°65°7%
  6. Thu94°61°1%
  7. Fri99°63°1%
  8. Sat106°65°0%
  9. Sun102°67°1%
  10. Mon100°67°8%
  11. Tue97°68°11%
  12. Wed102°66°12%
  13. Thu103°65°11%
  14. Fri103°66°14%
  15. Sat104°69°14%
  16. Sun101°67°13%

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 — Clifton

SPC includes Clifton in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Clifton

  • 83228

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.