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Rathdrum, Idaho Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rathdrum, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 11:14 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
32%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
9:55 PM
Sunset
1:48 PM
Rathdrum, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRathdrum, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 83°
Rathdrum, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°60°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°54°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    95°55°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°55°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    82°48°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    92°52°+10°
Rathdrum, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · veering 13°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Rathdrum, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
939.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 27.73 inHg
Now
939.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 935941
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW941.1935.3939.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rathdrum, ID
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 11 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
8.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51
Rathdrum, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.2mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
18:14 UTC · Rathdrum, 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
18:14 UTC · Rathdrum, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rathdrum, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rathdrum, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rathdrum, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:15 AM
Sunrise
9:55 PM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
1:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rathdrum, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
9:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rathdrum, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rathdrum at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83858

16-Day Forecast — Rathdrum

  1. Sat83°55°1%
  2. Sun84°60°0%
  3. Mon88°54°0%
  4. Tue95°55°2%
  5. Wed83°55°2%
  6. Thu82°48°1%
  7. Fri92°52°0%
  8. Sat97°57°2%
  9. Sun103°63°3%
  10. Mon105°66°5%
  11. Tue106°76°5%
  12. Wed93°62°6%
  13. Thu100°55°5%
  14. Fri108°62°0%
  15. Sat112°67°3%
  16. Sun118°72°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 Rathdrum

  • 83858

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.