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Sweetwater, Idaho Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sweetwater, ID
Sunday, July 5 at 4:32 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
28%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
10:01 PM
Sunset
1:41 PM
Sweetwater, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSweetwater, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 89°
Sweetwater, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°58°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    92°63°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    100°67°+8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°62°-13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    89°57°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    94°60°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    101°64°+7°
Sweetwater, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 37°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sweetwater, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.3973.1973.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sweetwater, ID
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
21μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Sweetwater, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
98.1mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
11:32 UTC · Sweetwater, 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
11:32 UTC · Sweetwater, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sweetwater, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sweetwater, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sweetwater, ID
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:24 AM
Sunrise
10:01 PM
Daylight
15h 40m
Sunset
1:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sweetwater, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sweetwater, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sweetwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Sweetwater

  1. Sun89°61°0%
  2. Mon92°63°1%
  3. Tue100°67°27%
  4. Wed87°62°3%
  5. Thu89°57°0%
  6. Fri94°60°1%
  7. Sat101°64°1%
  8. Sun99°72°3%
  9. Mon101°65°3%
  10. Tue106°70°5%
  11. Wed109°73°4%
  12. Thu112°76°16%
  13. Fri110°78°16%
  14. Sat96°69°6%
  15. Sun99°64°6%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Sweetwater

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Sweetwater

  • 83540

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.