De Smet, Idaho Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
De Smet weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast43%—70°47°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast24%—66°48°-4°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——64°46°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——58°41°-6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——59°34°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle25%—62°44°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle39%0.08″55°45°-7°
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
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 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 6:46 AM
- Moonset
- 3:29 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
De Smet at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (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.