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Weather in Smelterville, Idaho

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

Smelterville, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
41
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:05 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Smelterville, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
15%
9p
51°
30%
10p
50°
23%
11p
50°
18%
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
46°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
50°
10%
11a
51°
10%
12p
53°
1p
53°
2p
55°
3p
55°
4p
53°
5p
51°
6p
49°
12%
7p
48°
11%
8p
L 44°H 55°
Smelterville, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    47°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    58°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    29%
    56°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    12%
    61°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    63°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    72°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    76°49°
Smelterville, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · backing 44°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 44° from the nnw.
Smelterville, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.4
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 27.71 inHg
Now
938.4
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937938
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smelterville, ID
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Smelterville, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:05 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smelterville, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:03 PM
Moonset
4:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Smelterville, 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 →

Smelterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Smelterville

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.