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Weather in Lapwai, Idaho

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

Lapwai, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
71%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Lapwai, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
7p
60°
8p
59°
9p
57°
16%
10p
55°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
58°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
64°
4p
62°
5p
61°
6p
L 48°H 65°
Lapwai, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    41%
    58°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    15%
    64°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    11%
    66°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    69°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    68°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    75°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°50°
Lapwai, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
042° · veering 177°
Direction
NE
042°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 8
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 8 · pk 34 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 177° from the ne.
Lapwai, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lapwai, ID
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Lapwai, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:38 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
3:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lapwai, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
4:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lapwai, 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 →

Lapwai at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (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 Lapwai

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.