Weather in Cottonwood, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
37
°
Snow
Feels like
28°
Humidity
88%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Cottonwood, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
9p
46°
10p
45°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
43°
7a
45°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
54°
1p
55°
2p
57°
3p
56°
4p
55°
5p
54°
6p
51°
7p
48°
8p
Cottonwood, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Snow43%49°34°
- SundayMay 17Snow25%49°34°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain10%56°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle11%62°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle11%58°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%72°45°
Cottonwood, ID
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Cottonwood, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
268° · veering 7°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cottonwood, ID
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cottonwood, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
3:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottonwood, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 3:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cottonwood, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Cottonwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 29°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (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).