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Ponderay, Idaho Weather

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

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

Ponderay, ID
Thursday, June 4 at 7:01 PM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
53%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
4:47 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Ponderay, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPonderay, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 68°
Ponderay, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    20%
    70°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    66°51°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    61°42°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    61°35°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    74°37°+13°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    43%
    71°52°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    51%
    80°47°+9°
Ponderay, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · backing 10°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the wsw.
Ponderay, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.9
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.81 inHg
Now
941.9
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938942
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW941.9937.5938.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ponderay, ID
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 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
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ponderay, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.6mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
19:01 UTC ·Ponderay, 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
19:01 UTC ·Ponderay, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ponderay, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ponderay, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ponderay, ID
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
4:47 AM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ponderay, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:49 AM
Moonset
3:22 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ponderay, ID
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ponderay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 Ponderay

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.