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Weather in Jerome, Idaho

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

Jerome, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
26%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Jerome, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
L 44°H 69°
Jerome, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    61°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    57°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    74°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    81°49°
Jerome, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
314° · veering 168°
Direction
NW
314°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Jerome, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
885.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 26.14 inHg
Now
885.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 881887
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Jerome, ID
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Jerome, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jerome, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:20 PM
Moonset
3:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jerome, 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 →

Jerome at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Jerome

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.