Weather in Preston, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Preston, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
59
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
49°
Humidity
32%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Preston, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
63°
8p
58°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
43°
4a
38°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
Preston, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—66°40°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—55°36°
- MondayMay 18Overcast69%55°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—60°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°45°
Preston, ID
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Preston, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
309° · backing 49°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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
Preston, ID
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Preston, 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 37m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Preston, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- 3:19 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Preston, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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).