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Sun Valley, Idaho Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sun Valley, ID
Friday, June 5 at 2:35 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
30%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Sun Valley, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSun Valley, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 76°
Sun Valley, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    74°46°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    76°51°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    68°53°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    61°45°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.01″
    63°42°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    50%
    0.59″
    48°45°-15°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.04″
    62°43°+14°
Sun Valley, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · backing 42°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
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 8 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 42° from the wnw.
Sun Valley, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
816.1
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 24.10 inHg
Now
816.1
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-7.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 810819
805810815820825-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW819.4810.1811.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sun Valley, ID
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
+32 in 6h

AQI 83 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.

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
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Sun Valley, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
130.7mi
UNLIMITED
165 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
02:35 UTC ·Sun Valley, 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
02:35 UTC ·Sun Valley, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sun Valley, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sun Valley, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sun Valley, ID
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
3:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sun Valley, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
6:50 AM
Moonset
4:40 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sun Valley, ID
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sun Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 5, 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 Sun Valley

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.