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
Elk River, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow61%47°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle29%54°35°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain11%58°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—62°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—62°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—70°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°43°
Elk River, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elk River, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).