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Weather in Elk City, Idaho

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

Elk City, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
34
°
Clear
Feels like
28°
Humidity
72%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Elk City, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
9p
46°
10p
43°
11p
42°
12a
41°
1a
39°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
41°
7a
44°
8a
47°
9a
50°
10a
53°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
59°
4p
58°
5p
56°
6p
53°
7p
49°
8p
L 38°H 59°
Elk City, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    41%
    48°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    31%
    48°30°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    53°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    15%
    62°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    18%
    59°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    69°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    14%
    74°42°
Elk City, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · backing 59°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 21 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Elk City, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
879.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.97 inHg
Now
879.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 877881
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elk City, ID
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elk City, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elk City, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 PM
Moonset
3:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elk 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 →

Elk City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 32°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Elk 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.