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Weather in Bloomington, Idaho

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

Bloomington, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
41%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Bloomington, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
36°
4a
33°
5a
34°
6a
33°
7a
41°
8a
48°
9a
54°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
L 33°H 66°
Bloomington, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    49°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    60%
    51°28°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    19%
    52°25°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    58°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    12%
    61°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    13%
    66°42°
Bloomington, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
320° · veering 57°
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the nw.
Bloomington, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
812.3
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 23.99 inHg
Now
812.3
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 808816
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bloomington, ID
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bloomington, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bloomington, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 PM
Moonset
3:17 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bloomington, 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 →

Bloomington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Bloomington

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.