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Priest River, Idaho Weather

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

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

Priest River, ID
Thursday, June 4 at 6:35 PM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
4:49 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Priest River, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPriest River, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 71°
Priest River, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    23%
    71°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    67°51°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Snow Shwrs
    17%
    0.03″
    61°43°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    62°35°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    76°38°+14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    43%
    74°52°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    43%
    80°48°+6°
Priest River, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 8°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the wsw.
Priest River, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.92 inHg
Now
945.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941946
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW945.6941.4943.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Priest River, ID
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 37 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28
Priest River, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.6mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
18:35 UTC ·Priest River, 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
18:35 UTC ·Priest River, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Priest River, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Priest River, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Priest River, ID
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
4:49 AM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
4:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Priest River, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:50 AM
Moonset
3:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Priest River, ID
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Priest River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 Priest River

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.