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Weather in Middleton, Idaho

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

Middleton, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
31%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Middleton, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
L 47°H 71°
Middleton, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    62°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    60°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    71°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    75°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    82°49°
Middleton, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
000° · veering 20°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 14
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 14 · pk 32 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Middleton, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
932.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.53 inHg
Now
932.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 930935
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Middleton, ID
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Middleton, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
3:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Middleton, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:24 PM
Moonset
3:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Middleton, 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 →

Middleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Middleton

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.