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Weather in Murphy, Idaho

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

Murphy, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
54
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
26%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Murphy, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
L 49°H 73°
Murphy, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    64°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    57°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    74°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    83°56°
Murphy, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
005° · veering 23°
Direction
N
005°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 17
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 17 · pk 34 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Murphy, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
916.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.07 inHg
Now
916.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 914919
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Murphy, ID
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Murphy, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
3:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Murphy, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:26 PM
Moonset
3:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Murphy, 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 →

Murphy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 Murphy

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.