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Weather in Sandpoint, Idaho

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

Sandpoint, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
47
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
40°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Sandpoint, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
6p
54°
7p
53°
8p
50°
9p
49°
10p
47°
10%
11p
46°
12%
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
46°
8a
49°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
50°
12p
52°
12%
1p
54°
10%
2p
53°
3p
55°
4p
51°
5p
L 41°H 55°
Sandpoint, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    49°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    58°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    64°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    14%
    62°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    73°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    76°49°
Sandpoint, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · backing 15°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the sw.
Sandpoint, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.9
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.78 inHg
Now
940.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939941
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sandpoint, ID
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Sandpoint, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sandpoint, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 PM
Moonset
4:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sandpoint, 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 →

Sandpoint at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 Sandpoint

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.