Weather in Montpelier, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montpelier, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:25 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
35%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Montpelier, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
7p
59°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
36°
4a
35°
5a
35°
6a
35°
7a
41°
8a
47°
9a
53°
10a
57°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
Montpelier, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—61°34°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%50°33°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs84%44°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle38%53°27°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle—57°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°41°
Montpelier, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Montpelier, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
305° · backing 37°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Montpelier, ID
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.4 Low
Montpelier, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montpelier, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 3:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Montpelier, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Montpelier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).