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Weather in Rupert, Idaho

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

Rupert, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
24%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Rupert, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
66°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
46°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
42°
6a
45°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
L 41°H 69°
Rupert, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    54°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    61°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    73°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    79°47°
Rupert, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 51°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
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 13 · pk 30 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rupert, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 25.74 inHg
Now
871.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 867873
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rupert, ID
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Rupert, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:40 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
3:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rupert, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 PM
Moonset
3:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rupert, 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 →

Rupert at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 Rupert

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.