Weather in Idaho Falls, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idaho Falls, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
49
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
42°
Humidity
44%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Idaho Falls, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
49°
8a
51°
9a
55°
10a
58°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
Idaho Falls, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—62°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—54°34°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—56°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—64°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—62°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—68°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%76°44°
Idaho Falls, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Idaho Falls, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
354° · veering 119°
Direction
N
354°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 13
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
Idaho Falls, ID
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 48.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Idaho Falls, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Idaho Falls, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 3:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Idaho Falls, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Idaho Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).