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Potlatch, Idaho Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Potlatch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Potlatch, ID
Thursday, June 4 at 11:56 PM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
40%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:54 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Potlatch, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPotlatch, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 47°H 64°
Potlatch, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    13%
    66°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    64°47°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    58°40°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    59°35°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    17%
    68°42°+9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    0.22″
    55°47°-13°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    35%
    68°44°+13°
Potlatch, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
272° · veering 101°
Direction
W
272°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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 6 · pk 28 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2718SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 101° from the w.
Potlatch, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.7
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.37 inHg
Now
926.7
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-6.6
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922929
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW928.7921.9921.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Potlatch, ID
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 43
Potlatch, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.7mi
UNLIMITED
106 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:56 UTC ·Potlatch, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:56 UTC ·Potlatch, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Potlatch, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Potlatch, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Potlatch, ID
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
4:54 AM
Daylight
15h 43m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Potlatch, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:45 AM
Moonset
3:30 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Potlatch, ID
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Potlatch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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.

ZIP codes in Potlatch

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.