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Murtaugh, Idaho Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Murtaugh, ID
Sunday, July 5 at 6:52 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
42%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Murtaugh, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMurtaugh, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 94°
Murtaugh, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    87°67°-7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    19%
    0.07″
    92°62°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    93°62°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    93°65°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    103°67°+10°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    105°72°+2°
Murtaugh, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · backing 120°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Murtaugh, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
870.6
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 25.71 inHg
Now
870.6
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-8.1
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 870880
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW880.4869.8869.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Murtaugh, ID
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.60 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.60 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.60
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Murtaugh, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.0mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
12:52 UTC · Murtaugh, 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
12:52 UTC · Murtaugh, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Murtaugh, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Murtaugh, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Murtaugh, ID
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Murtaugh, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 PM
Moonset
11:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Murtaugh, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Murtaugh at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83344

16-Day Forecast — Murtaugh

  1. Sun95°57°2%
  2. Mon87°67°11%
  3. Tue92°62°19%
  4. Wed93°62°19%
  5. Thu93°65°1%
  6. Fri103°67°0%
  7. Sat105°72°0%
  8. Sun103°72°2%
  9. Mon103°72°4%
  10. Tue110°71°9%
  11. Wed104°76°12%
  12. Thu101°73°15%
  13. Fri97°66°20%
  14. Sat107°72°23%
  15. Sun106°77°13%
  16. Mon104°78°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Murtaugh

SPC includes Murtaugh 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 Murtaugh

  • 83344

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.