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Weather in Oakley, Idaho

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

Oakley, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
49
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
29%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Oakley, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
51°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
L 44°H 67°
Oakley, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    52°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    56°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    71°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    77°51°
Oakley, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
353° · veering 179°
Direction
N
353°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 179° from the n.
Oakley, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
858.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 25.36 inHg
Now
858.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 855861
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oakley, ID
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Oakley, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
3:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakley, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:19 PM
Moonset
3:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oakley, 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 →

Oakley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°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).

ZIP codes in Oakley

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.