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Priest River, Idaho Weather

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

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

Priest River, ID
Sunday, July 5 at 5:30 AM
53
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
50%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
9:54 PM
Sunset
1:50 PM
Priest River, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPriest River, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 83°
Priest River, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°53°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°57°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    93°55°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    82°56°-11°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    82°50°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    86°52°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    82°53°-4°
Priest River, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · backing 126°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 121SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Priest River, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.78 inHg
Now
940.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 940944
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW944.0939.5940.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Priest River, ID
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Priest River, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
34%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.2mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
12:30 UTC · Priest River, 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
12:30 UTC · Priest River, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Priest River, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Priest River, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Priest River, ID
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:14 AM
Sunrise
9:54 PM
Daylight
15h 56m
Sunset
1:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Priest River, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Priest River, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Priest River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83856

16-Day Forecast — Priest River

  1. Sun83°53°0%
  2. Mon88°57°0%
  3. Tue93°55°0%
  4. Wed82°56°12%
  5. Thu82°50°0%
  6. Fri86°52°0%
  7. Sat82°53°1%
  8. Sun85°50°3%
  9. Mon88°54°2%
  10. Tue99°61°3%
  11. Wed96°60°3%
  12. Thu87°59°3%
  13. Fri94°60°10%
  14. Sat96°61°6%
  15. Sun91°61°10%
  16. Mon90°57°6%

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 Priest River

  • 83856

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.