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Weather in Stites, Idaho

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

Stites, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Stites, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
66°
4p
65°
5p
63°
6p
59°
7p
56°
8p
54°
14%
9p
L 47°H 67°
Stites, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    47%
    58°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    44%
    57°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    70°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    67°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    74°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    12%
    79°47°
Stites, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 93°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stites, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stites, ID
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Stites, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stites, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 PM
Moonset
3:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stites, 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 →

Stites at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 Stites

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.