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Mackay, Idaho Weather

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

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

Mackay, ID
Sunday, July 5 at 12:07 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
28%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:58 PM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Mackay, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMackay, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 87°
Mackay, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°61°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    17%
    82°64°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    82°57°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    85°56°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    84°57°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    87°58°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    93°63°+6°
Mackay, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · backing 14°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 19 @ 5:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 389SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the nw.
Mackay, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
820.8
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.24 inHg
Now
820.8
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 819828
810815820825830835-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW827.8818.7820.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mackay, ID
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10
Mackay, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
135.4mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
06:07 UTC · Mackay, 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
06:07 UTC · Mackay, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mackay, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mackay, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mackay, ID
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
11:58 PM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mackay, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mackay, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mackay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83251

15-Day Forecast — Mackay

  1. Sun87°61°6%
  2. Mon82°64°17%
  3. Tue82°57°14%
  4. Wed85°56°16%
  5. Thu84°57°4%
  6. Fri87°58°0%
  7. Sat93°63°0%
  8. Sun93°63°3%
  9. Mon94°65°8%
  10. Tue98°70°9%
  11. Wed97°71°20%
  12. Thu96°73°6%
  13. Fri94°68°18%
  14. Sat99°70°19%
  15. Sun94°64°17%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Mackay

SPC includes Mackay in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Mackay

  • 83251

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.