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Weather in Pierce, Idaho

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

Pierce, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
36
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
32°
Humidity
99%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Pierce, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
10p
45°
13%
11p
45°
17%
12a
45°
18%
1a
44°
18%
2a
44°
18%
3a
44°
16%
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
45°
8a
47°
9a
48°
10a
50°
13%
11a
51°
12p
53°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
54°
4p
54°
5p
53°
6p
49°
7p
46°
8p
44°
16%
9p
L 42°H 54°
Pierce, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    62%
    45°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    52°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    54°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    11%
    62°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    12%
    59°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    70°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    74°45°
Pierce, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 131°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 131° from the nw.
Pierce, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
908.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 26.83 inHg
Now
908.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 907910
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pierce, ID
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.1 μg/m³
PM 10
0.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pierce, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pierce, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 PM
Moonset
3:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pierce, 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 →

Pierce at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 29°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Pierce

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.