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Weather in Sugar City, Idaho

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

Sugar City, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
51
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
42°
Humidity
36%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Sugar City, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
L 40°H 67°
Sugar City, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    54°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    55°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    63°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    67°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75°43°
Sugar City, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
349° · veering 137°
Direction
N
349°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 35 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 137° from the n.
Sugar City, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
843.8
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling · 24.92 inHg
Now
843.8
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 844849
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sugar City, ID
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
16.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Sugar City, 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 48m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sugar City, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 PM
Moonset
3:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sugar City, 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 →

Sugar City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 Sugar City

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.