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Weather in Potlatch, Idaho

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

Potlatch, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 6:03 AM
37
°
Overcast
Feels like
32°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Potlatch, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
15%
11p
45°
10%
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
50°
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
53°
4p
51°
5p
51°
6p
50°
7p
48°
8p
45°
9p
44°
10p
L 39°H 53°
Potlatch, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    54%
    47°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    57°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    59°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    60°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    65°43°
Potlatch, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
107° · backing 147°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Potlatch, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
925.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 27.32 inHg
Now
925.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 925927
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Potlatch, ID
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
1.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Potlatch, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Potlatch, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 PM
Moonset
4:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Potlatch, 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 →

Potlatch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 28°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Potlatch

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.