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Weather in Spencer, Idaho

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

Spencer, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
34
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
19°
Humidity
64%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Spencer, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
47°
9a
50°
10a
55°
11a
57°
12p
59°
1p
61°
2p
61°
3p
62°
4p
63°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
58°
8p
53°
9p
L 39°H 63°
Spencer, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    55°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    47°27°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    49°25°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    55°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    56°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    68°43°
Spencer, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
354° · backing 23°
Direction
N
354°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 19
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 19 · pk 38 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 24 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Spencer, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
804.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 23.75 inHg
Now
804.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 802807
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Spencer, ID
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Spencer, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
3:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spencer, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 PM
Moonset
3:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Spencer, 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 →

Spencer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 33°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Spencer

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.