Weather in Challis, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Challis, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
31°
Humidity
36%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Challis, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
58°
9p
55°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
48°
9a
52°
10a
56°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
64°
3p
66°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
61°
7p
Challis, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—56°38°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%50°30°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—53°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—60°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle13%61°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%70°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%74°48°
Challis, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Challis, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
319° · veering 14°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Challis, ID
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Challis, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
3:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Challis, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:10 PM
- Moonset
- 3:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Challis, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Challis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (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).