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Weather in Stanley, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanley, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
31
°
Clear
Feels like
24°
Humidity
51%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Stanley, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
10p
43°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
38°
2a
35°
3a
33°
4a
32°
5a
31°
6a
31°
7a
34°
8a
40°
9a
45°
10a
48°
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
54°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
55°
5p
54°
6p
52°
7p
49°
8p
46°
9p
L 31°H 55°
Stanley, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    46°31°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    45°30°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    51°25°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    54°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    63°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    68°38°
Stanley, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
076° · backing 77°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 77° from the ene.
Stanley, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
806.9
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 23.83 inHg
Now
806.9
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 804809
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stanley, ID
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Stanley, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
3:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stanley, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:15 PM
Moonset
3:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stanley, 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 →

Stanley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 36°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Stanley

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.