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Lost River, Idaho Weather

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

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

Lost River, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 9:30 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
27%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:58 PM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Lost River, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLost River, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 82°
Lost River, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    82°48°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°62°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    83°63°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    85°56°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    86°58°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    85°55°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    87°57°+2°
Lost River, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 9°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lost River, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
813.2
+5.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.01 inHg
Now
813.2
mb
3h
+5.9
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 806815
800805810815820-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW814.5806.2812.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lost River, ID
Air quality
12
AQI
Good
-13 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 10 PM

AQI 12 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
0.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
5.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 24
Lost River, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
136.4mi
UNLIMITED
175 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
15:30 UTC · Lost 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
15:30 UTC · Lost River, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lost River, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lost River, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lost 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
5:23 AM
Sunrise
11:58 PM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lost River, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lost River, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lost River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lost River

  1. Sat82°48°0%
  2. Sun87°62°4%
  3. Mon83°63°12%
  4. Tue85°56°17%
  5. Wed86°58°9%
  6. Thu85°55°2%
  7. Fri87°57°0%
  8. Sat94°61°0%
  9. Sun88°63°1%
  10. Mon86°61°8%
  11. Tue82°64°11%
  12. Wed91°59°14%
  13. Thu93°62°6%
  14. Fri93°64°12%
  15. Sat94°64°17%
  16. Sun94°64°17%

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 — Lost River

SPC includes Lost River 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 Lost River

  • 83251
  • 83255

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.