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Kootenai, Idaho Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Kootenai, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 9:13 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
28%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
9:51 PM
Sunset
1:49 PM
Kootenai, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKootenai, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 82°
Kootenai, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°58°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°61°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    93°55°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°58°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    82°49°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    90°52°+8°
Kootenai, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 108°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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 5 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kootenai, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.8
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.8
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938942
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW942.0937.9938.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kootenai, ID
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Kootenai, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.7mi
UNLIMITED
177 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
04:13 UTC · Kootenai, 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
04:13 UTC · Kootenai, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kootenai, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kootenai, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kootenai, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:11 AM
Sunrise
9:51 PM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
1:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kootenai, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kootenai, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kootenai at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83840

16-Day Forecast — Kootenai

  1. Sat84°51°4%
  2. Sun82°58°0%
  3. Mon88°61°0%
  4. Tue93°55°1%
  5. Wed82°58°4%
  6. Thu82°49°0%
  7. Fri90°52°1%
  8. Sat89°55°1%
  9. Sun91°62°3%
  10. Mon95°57°4%
  11. Tue99°59°5%
  12. Wed93°57°6%
  13. Thu90°55°6%
  14. Fri97°56°3%
  15. Sat100°60°3%
  16. Sun102°61°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 Kootenai

  • 83864
  • 83840

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.