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Weather in New Plymouth, Idaho

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

New Plymouth, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
25%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
New Plymouth, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
71°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
L 47°H 72°
New Plymouth, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    62°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    60°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    74°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    76°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    82°53°
New Plymouth, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · veering 32°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
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 13 · pk 31 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the n-bound air across the harbor.
New Plymouth, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.67 inHg
Now
937.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934940
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Plymouth, ID
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
2.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
New Plymouth, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
3:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Plymouth, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:24 PM
Moonset
3:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
New Plymouth, 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 Plymouth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 Plymouth

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.