Carey, Idaho Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carey weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——78°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——84°49°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——78°56°-6°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——66°46°-12°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle—0.03″71°51°+5°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers34%0.73″53°49°-18°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle26%0.01″63°47°+10°
Ozone at AQI 81 now. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 by mid-afternoon.
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 81 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 0.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.66 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:47 AM
- Moonset
- 4:39 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Carey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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 5, 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.