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Weather in Viola, Idaho

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

Viola, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
40
°
Light Rain
Feels like
34°
Humidity
83%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Viola, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
5p
54°
6p
53°
7p
51°
8p
50°
9p
49°
22%
10p
48°
13%
11p
47°
12%
12a
46°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
45°
8a
46°
9a
48°
10a
49°
11a
50°
12p
51°
1p
51°
2p
52°
3p
52°
4p
L 40°H 55°
Viola, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    52%
    44°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    18%
    55°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    59°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    59°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    61°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°47°
Viola, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · backing 136°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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 9 · pk 28 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 136° from the e.
Viola, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.15 inHg
Now
919.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 918920
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Viola, ID
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Viola, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Viola, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 PM
Moonset
4:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Viola, 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 →

Viola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Viola

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.