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Weather in Smiths Ferry, Idaho

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

Smiths Ferry, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
40
°
Clear
Feels like
32°
Humidity
47%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Smiths Ferry, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
53°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
37°
7a
41°
8a
46°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
54°
12p
55°
1p
56°
2p
57°
3p
58°
4p
58°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
56°
8p
L 37°H 58°
Smiths Ferry, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    49°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    51°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    57°29°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    67°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°45°
Smiths Ferry, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · steady
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ene.
Smiths Ferry, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
862.0
+1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 25.45 inHg
Now
862.0
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 859864
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smiths Ferry, ID
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Smiths Ferry, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
3:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smiths Ferry, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:19 PM
Moonset
3:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Smiths Ferry, 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 →

Smiths Ferry at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 27°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Smiths Ferry

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.