Weather in De Smet, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
De Smet, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
40
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
35°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
De Smet, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
52°
11%
8p
50°
9p
47°
19%
10p
47°
15%
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
40°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
47°
9a
49°
10a
50°
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
51°
2p
52°
3p
52°
4p
De Smet, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Snow65%46°38°
- SundayMay 17Rain13%55°35°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle15%60°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—59°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°47°
De Smet, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
De Smet, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
275° · veering 154°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
De Smet, ID
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
De Smet, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
De Smet, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 4:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
De Smet, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
De Smet at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (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).