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Star, Idaho Weather

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

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

Star, ID
Saturday, July 4 at 3:56 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
19%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:10 AM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Star, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStar, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 93°
Star, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    93°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°60°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    98°68°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    100°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    97°63°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    92°57°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°59°+10°
Star, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · backing 32°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 16 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the nw.
Star, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.44 inHg
Now
929.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+3.6
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926931
920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW930.5925.6929.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Star, ID
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+22 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
8.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55
Star, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
169.8mi
UNLIMITED
169 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
21:56 UTC · Star, 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
21:56 UTC · Star, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Star, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Star, ID
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
12:10 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
10:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Star, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Star, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Star at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83669

16-Day Forecast — Star

  1. Sat93°58°0%
  2. Sun95°60°1%
  3. Mon98°68°2%
  4. Tue100°64°2%
  5. Wed97°63°1%
  6. Thu92°57°0%
  7. Fri102°59°0%
  8. Sat110°67°0%
  9. Sun109°69°2%
  10. Mon112°78°3%
  11. Tue114°75°3%
  12. Wed111°75°4%
  13. Thu112°76°5%
  14. Fri115°74°10%
  15. Sat114°77°10%
  16. Sun119°79°13%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Star

SPC includes Star in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Star

  • 83669

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.