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Weather in Silverton, Idaho

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

Silverton, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
41
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Silverton, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
7p
50°
8p
49°
12%
9p
49°
31%
10p
48°
29%
11p
48°
26%
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
45°
8a
46°
9a
49°
10a
48°
14%
11a
50°
14%
12p
52°
1p
52°
10%
2p
53°
3p
53°
4p
52°
5p
50°
6p
L 43°H 53°
Silverton, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    79%
    44°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    54°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    54°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    18%
    58°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    61°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    70°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    17%
    74°48°
Silverton, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
338° · backing 112°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 18 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 112° from the nnw.
Silverton, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
918.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 27.11 inHg
Now
918.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 917919
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Silverton, ID
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Silverton, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
3:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Silverton, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 PM
Moonset
4:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Silverton, 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 →

Silverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Silverton

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.