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Weather in New Meadows, Idaho

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

New Meadows, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
39
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
33°
Humidity
58%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
New Meadows, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
40°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
37°
7a
42°
8a
46°
9a
50°
10a
53°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
60°
4p
61°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
L 37°H 61°
New Meadows, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    23%
    51°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    50°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    58°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    76°44°
New Meadows, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 80°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 80° from the wsw.
New Meadows, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
884.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.12 inHg
Now
884.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 881886
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Meadows, ID
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Meadows, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Meadows, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 PM
Moonset
3:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Meadows, 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 →

New Meadows at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 28°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 New Meadows

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.