Murtaugh, Idaho Weather
Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Murtaugh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——82°46°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——86°60°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——84°62°-2°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——89°54°+5°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle—0.02″94°64°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle14%—87°59°-7°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——88°59°+1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 4.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) 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
- 6:02 AM
- Moonset
- 9:39 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Paintbrush crowns the ridges
Murtaugh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Murtaugh
- Mon82°46°0%
- Tue86°60°0%
- Wed84°62°0%
- Thu89°54°0%
- Fri94°64°8%
- Sat87°59°14%
- Sun88°59°5%
- Mon92°61°2%
- Tue98°64°2%
- Wed89°66°1%
- Thu81°57°1%
- Fri81°52°2%
- Sat87°62°6%
- Sun94°60°6%
- Mon98°65°0%
- Tue102°71°10%
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 Murtaugh
- 83344