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Montpelier, Idaho Weather

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

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

Montpelier, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 9:31 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
47%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:54 PM
Sunset
3:05 PM
Montpelier, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontpelier, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
Montpelier, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    84°43°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°65°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    91°63°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    90°60°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    94°56°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    89°54°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    94°54°+5°
Montpelier, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · veering 18°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 32 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Montpelier, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
822.1
+5.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.28 inHg
Now
822.1
mb
3h
+5.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 815824
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW824.3815.0820.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Montpelier, ID
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 10 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Montpelier, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.4mi
UNLIMITED
165 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
15:31 UTC · Montpelier, 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
15:31 UTC · Montpelier, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Montpelier, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montpelier, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montpelier, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
11:54 PM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Montpelier, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Montpelier, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montpelier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83254

16-Day Forecast — Montpelier

  1. Sat84°43°0%
  2. Sun89°65°1%
  3. Mon91°63°6%
  4. Tue90°60°26%
  5. Wed94°56°11%
  6. Thu89°54°1%
  7. Fri94°54°0%
  8. Sat101°58°0%
  9. Sun100°62°1%
  10. Mon97°60°7%
  11. Tue91°59°15%
  12. Wed98°60°12%
  13. Thu97°60°17%
  14. Fri99°60°19%
  15. Sat100°66°16%
  16. Sun93°61°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 — Montpelier

SPC includes Montpelier 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 Montpelier

  • 83254

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.