Weather in Castleford, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Castleford, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 6:04 AM
43
°
Clear
Feels like
34°
Humidity
33%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Castleford, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
50°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
65°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
51°
11p
Castleford, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—54°39°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—61°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—69°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—73°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—75°53°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—78°52°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast—82°52°
Castleford, ID
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Castleford, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 15°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 15
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Castleford, ID
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Castleford, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Castleford, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:22 PM
- Moonset
- 3:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Castleford, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Castleford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).