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Elk City, Idaho Weather

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

Elk City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Elk City, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 2:56 PM
85
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
24%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
9:57 PM
Sunset
1:34 PM
Elk City, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElk City, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 85°
Elk City, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    85°44°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°55°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    82°56°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    89°55°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    80°54°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    78°47°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    87°50°+9°
Elk City, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 22°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 3
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 3 · pk 20 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the wnw.
Elk City, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
883.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 26.08 inHg
Now
883.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+6.0
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 876885
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW884.7876.0883.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elk City, ID
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+16 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
0.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
0μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44
Elk City, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
141.1mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
21:56 UTC · Elk City, 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
21:56 UTC · Elk City, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elk City, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elk City, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elk City, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:20 AM
Sunrise
9:57 PM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
1:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elk City, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
9:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elk City, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elk City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83525

16-Day Forecast — Elk City

  1. Sat85°44°2%
  2. Sun83°55°1%
  3. Mon82°56°12%
  4. Tue89°55°6%
  5. Wed80°54°4%
  6. Thu78°47°1%
  7. Fri87°50°1%
  8. Sat95°55°1%
  9. Sun103°62°2%
  10. Mon100°65°4%
  11. Tue102°65°9%
  12. Wed91°63°13%
  13. Thu94°57°12%
  14. Fri101°62°11%
  15. Sat104°66°3%
  16. Sun107°66°3%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Elk City

SPC includes Elk City in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Elk City

  • 83525

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.