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Weather in Elk River, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elk River, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
39
°
Light Rain
Feels like
35°
Humidity
94%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Elk River, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
7p
50°
8p
48°
9p
48°
12%
10p
47°
15%
11p
47°
14%
12a
46°
16%
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
45°
8a
46°
9a
48°
10a
50°
11a
52°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
54°
4p
53°
5p
51°
6p
L 41°H 54°
Elk River, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    61%
    47°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    54°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    11%
    58°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    62°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    62°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    70°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°43°
Elk River, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
322° · veering 127°
Direction
NW
322°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 127° from the nw.
Elk River, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
916.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.06 inHg
Now
916.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 915918
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elk River, ID
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Elk River, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
3:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elk River, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 PM
Moonset
3:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elk River, 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 →

Elk River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Elk River

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.