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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
L 36°H 70°
Downey, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    62°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    54°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    63%
    55°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    59°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    62°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    67°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°46°
Downey, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 28 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Downey, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
848.1
+1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 25.04 inHg
Now
848.1
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 843850
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Downey

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.