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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
L 40°H 65°
Mackay, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    58°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    47°30°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    52°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    58°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    12%
    65°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    14%
    72°48°
Mackay, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 14 · pk 30 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Mackay, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
817.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 24.14 inHg
Now
817.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 814818
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Mackay

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.