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Elk River, Idaho Weather

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

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

Elk River, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 11:14 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
53%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
9:56 PM
Sunset
1:41 PM
Elk River, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElk River, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 78°
Elk River, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    78°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°60°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°54°+9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    93°56°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    80°55°-13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    80°48°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    89°52°+9°
Elk River, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
242° · steady
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Elk River, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
918.8
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 27.13 inHg
Now
918.8
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+3.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 915920
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW919.6914.5918.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Elk River, ID
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
9.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53
Elk River, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.8mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
18:14 UTC · Elk River, 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
18:14 UTC · Elk River, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elk River, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elk River, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elk River, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:18 AM
Sunrise
9:56 PM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
1:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elk River, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elk River, 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 River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83827

16-Day Forecast — Elk River

  1. Sat78°54°0%
  2. Sun79°60°0%
  3. Mon88°54°1%
  4. Tue93°56°7%
  5. Wed80°55°3%
  6. Thu80°48°1%
  7. Fri89°52°1%
  8. Sat96°58°3%
  9. Sun101°64°1%
  10. Mon106°68°2%
  11. Tue105°65°6%
  12. Wed91°65°10%
  13. Thu99°57°10%
  14. Fri106°64°3%
  15. Sat109°68°10%
  16. Sun113°71°13%

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.

ZIP codes in Elk River

  • 83827

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.