Banks, Idaho Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Banks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——74°55°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——80°59°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——68°52°-12°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——63°41°-5°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle19%0.17″52°47°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle40%0.10″63°49°+11°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle36%—63°47°0°
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:30 AM
- Moonset
- 3:37 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Banks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.