Weather in Downey, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Downey, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:22 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
29%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Downey, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
7p
67°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
46°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
36°
6a
37°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
67°
6p
Downey, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—62°40°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—54°34°
- MondayMay 18Overcast63%55°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—59°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle—62°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°46°
Downey, ID
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Downey, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
309° · backing 6°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Downey, ID
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Downey, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
3:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Downey, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- 3:21 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Downey, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Downey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).