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Montpelier, Idaho Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Montpelier, ID
Monday, June 15 at 1:49 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
16%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
3:03 PM
Montpelier, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontpelier, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 78°
Montpelier, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    78°44°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    82°57°+4°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    77°52°-5°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Partly Cloudy
    79°44°+2°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    83°51°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    73°52°-10°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    17%
    79°48°+6°
Montpelier, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
343° · veering 73°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 15 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 73° from the nnw.
Montpelier, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
825.2
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 24.37 inHg
Now
825.2
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+6.3
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 818826
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW825.8817.9825.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Montpelier, ID
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 85 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 85 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
10.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 85

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.68 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Montpelier, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
179.6mi
UNLIMITED
184 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
19:49 UTC · Montpelier, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:49 UTC · Montpelier, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Montpelier, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montpelier, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montpelier, ID
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
3:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Montpelier, ID
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:52 AM
Moonset
9:26 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Montpelier, ID
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montpelier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Montpelier

  1. Mon78°44°0%
  2. Tue82°57°1%
  3. Wed77°52°0%
  4. Thu79°44°0%
  5. Fri83°51°1%
  6. Sat73°52°32%
  7. Sun79°48°17%
  8. Mon82°49°6%
  9. Tue84°54°2%
  10. Wed90°52°0%
  11. Thu93°56°2%
  12. Fri81°54°2%
  13. Sat74°51°0%
  14. Sun79°43°0%
  15. Mon88°47°6%
  16. Tue96°55°6%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 15, 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 Montpelier

  • 83254

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.