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
Elk City, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast41%48°33°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow31%48°30°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle10%53°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle15%62°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle18%59°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%69°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%74°42°
Elk City, ID
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Elk City, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).