Weather in Sun Valley, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sun Valley, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
36
°
Clear
Feels like
28°
Humidity
41%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Sun Valley, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
36°
6a
36°
7a
43°
8a
47°
9a
52°
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
59°
1p
60°
2p
61°
3p
61°
4p
61°
5p
59°
6p
56°
7p
53°
8p
50°
9p
47°
10p
Sun Valley, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—54°36°
- SundayMay 17Snow—48°31°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs—50°28°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—57°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%72°41°
Sun Valley, ID
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sun Valley, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
344° · backing 10°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sun Valley, ID
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sun Valley, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
3:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sun Valley, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:15 PM
- Moonset
- 3:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun Valley, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Sun Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 32°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (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).