Weather in Rathdrum, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rathdrum, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
41
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
37°
Humidity
85%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Rathdrum, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
8p
51°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
48°
9a
51°
10a
52°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
54°
4p
52°
5p
51°
13%
6p
48°
7p
Rathdrum, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain47%49°38°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle18%59°36°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—60°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—73°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%74°45°
Rathdrum, ID
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rathdrum, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 87°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Rathdrum, ID
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rathdrum, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rathdrum, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 4:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rathdrum, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Rathdrum at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (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).