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Weather in Malad City, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malad City, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 12:22 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
27%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Malad City, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
46°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
L 42°H 72°
Malad City, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    65°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    56°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    47%
    56°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    69°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    76°48°
Malad City, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · backing 107°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 7 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Malad City, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
857.9
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 25.33 inHg
Now
857.9
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 854860
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Malad City, ID
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
12.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Malad City, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
3:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Malad City, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
3:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Malad City, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malad City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Malad City

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.