Weather in Clifton, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clifton, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
40°
Humidity
31%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Clifton, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
41°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
40°
7a
47°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
Clifton, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—65°40°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—55°34°
- MondayMay 18Overcast67%55°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—57°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—64°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—73°46°
Clifton, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Clifton, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
325° · veering 28°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
35
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
Clifton, ID
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Clifton, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clifton, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- 3:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clifton, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Clifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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).