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Mackay, Idaho Weather

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

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

Mackay, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 7:25 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
45%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
11:57 PM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Mackay, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMackay, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 84°
Mackay, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    84°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    88°61°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    84°62°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    18%
    85°59°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    86°59°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    85°58°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    89°59°+4°
Mackay, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
320° · steady
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
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 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nw.
Mackay, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
820.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 24.22 inHg
Now
820.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 819826
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW826.0818.7819.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mackay, ID
Air quality
19
AQI
Good
-16 in 6hPeak ~31 @ 7 PM

AQI 19 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5Good
1.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3
Mackay, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.5mi
UNLIMITED
160 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
13:25 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
13:25 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 · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
11:57 PM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mackay, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mackay, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mackay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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

16-Day Forecast — Mackay

  1. Sat84°50°0%
  2. Sun88°61°15%
  3. Mon84°62°20%
  4. Tue85°59°18%
  5. Wed86°59°18%
  6. Thu85°58°5%
  7. Fri89°59°2%
  8. Sat94°64°1%
  9. Sun89°65°2%
  10. Mon87°63°7%
  11. Tue84°64°11%
  12. Wed90°62°12%
  13. Thu94°66°18%
  14. Fri93°69°19%
  15. Sat92°66°29%
  16. Sun92°65°32%

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 — Mackay

SPC includes Mackay 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 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.