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Fairfield, Idaho Weather

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

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

Fairfield, ID
Thursday, June 4 at 5:08 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
30%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Fairfield, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairfield, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 72°
Fairfield, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    79°42°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    72°49°-7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    79°47°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    75°52°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    62°43°-13°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    0.26″
    60°41°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.07″
    58°48°-2°
Fairfield, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
285° · veering 35°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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 5 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairfield, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
841.7
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 24.86 inHg
Now
841.7
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-5.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 841851
835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW850.6841.1841.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fairfield, ID
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 AM.

PM 2.5Good
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fairfield, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.4mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
05:08 UTC ·Fairfield, 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
05:08 UTC ·Fairfield, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fairfield, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairfield, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairfield, ID
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
3:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fairfield, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:22 AM
Moonset
3:34 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fairfield, ID
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below 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 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 Fairfield

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.