Weather in Mackay, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mackay, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
37
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
25°
Humidity
36%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Mackay, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
46°
9a
50°
10a
54°
11a
57°
12p
61°
1p
64°
2p
64°
3p
65°
4p
64°
5p
62°
6p
60°
7p
56°
8p
52°
9p
Mackay, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—58°37°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—47°30°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—52°30°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—58°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%65°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%72°48°
Mackay, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mackay, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
321° · veering 22°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 14
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
Mackay, ID
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mackay, 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 47m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mackay, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:10 PM
- Moonset
- 3:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mackay, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Mackay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 31°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (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).