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De Smet, Idaho Weather

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

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

De Smet, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 8:30 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
45%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
9:58 PM
Sunset
1:45 PM
De Smet, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Smet, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 79°
De Smet, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    79°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°55°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°54°+11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    94°59°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°56°-13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    81°47°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    88°55°+7°
De Smet, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · backing 10°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the sw.
De Smet, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
925.4
+4.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.33 inHg
Now
925.4
mb
3h
+4.3
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 921927
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW927.1920.9925.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
De Smet, ID
Air quality
20
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 10 PM

AQI 20 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
1.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
6.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 27
De Smet, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.0mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
15:30 UTC · De Smet, 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
15:30 UTC · De Smet, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
De Smet, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Smet, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Smet, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:19 AM
Sunrise
9:58 PM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
1:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
De Smet, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
9:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
De Smet, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Smet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — De Smet

  1. Sat79°53°0%
  2. Sun79°55°0%
  3. Mon90°54°0%
  4. Tue94°59°3%
  5. Wed81°56°3%
  6. Thu81°47°1%
  7. Fri88°55°1%
  8. Sat96°61°2%
  9. Sun83°60°3%
  10. Mon78°48°6%
  11. Tue89°50°9%
  12. Wed99°55°10%
  13. Thu103°61°9%
  14. Fri104°69°0%
  15. Sat103°71°6%
  16. Sun106°69°10%

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.

ZIP codes in De Smet

  • 83824

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.