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Ponderay, Idaho Weather

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

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

Ponderay, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 11:37 PM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
41%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
9:51 PM
Sunset
1:49 PM
Ponderay, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPonderay, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 82°
Ponderay, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°57°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°61°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°55°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    80°55°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    79°49°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°50°+6°
Ponderay, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 90°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 90° from the sse.
Ponderay, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.67 inHg
Now
937.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936940
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW940.0935.8937.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ponderay, ID
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Ponderay, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.3mi
UNLIMITED
177 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
06:37 UTC · Ponderay, 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
06:37 UTC · Ponderay, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ponderay, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ponderay, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ponderay, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:11 AM
Sunrise
9:51 PM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
1:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ponderay, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ponderay, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ponderay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83852

16-Day Forecast — Ponderay

  1. Sat83°51°4%
  2. Sun82°57°0%
  3. Mon88°61°0%
  4. Tue92°55°1%
  5. Wed80°55°4%
  6. Thu79°49°0%
  7. Fri85°50°1%
  8. Sat93°52°1%
  9. Sun89°60°3%
  10. Mon92°53°4%
  11. Tue98°56°5%
  12. Wed100°59°6%
  13. Thu106°61°6%
  14. Fri102°67°3%
  15. Sat87°57°3%
  16. Sun88°53°3%

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.

ZIP codes in Ponderay

  • 83864
  • 83852

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.