Weather in Potlatch, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Potlatch, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
43
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Potlatch, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
52°
8p
50°
11%
9p
48°
23%
10p
48°
15%
11p
45°
10%
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
50°
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
53°
4p
Potlatch, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow54%47°37°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle19%56°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle10%60°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—59°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°47°
Potlatch, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Potlatch, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
334° · backing 159°
Direction
NNW
334°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Potlatch, ID
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Potlatch, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Potlatch, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:09 PM
- Moonset
- 4:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Potlatch, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Potlatch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (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).