Observed 9:15 PM PDT at KGIC

Cottonwood, ID weather

Clear and 38°3°.

Forecasts agree

Now 38°3°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 33°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 19Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.15 inHg1021 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (40°4° then, 38°3° now)

Good hours for

Low 36°2° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon
High 57°14° tomorrow at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 7 PM
Rain Monday from 11 AM (90%, 0.38 in9.7 mm)

TonightDown to 37°3° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Rain 11 AM–noon (60%)
Monday afternoonDown to 46°8° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (90%)
Monday nightNear 44°7° · Rain all night (90%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	14%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	70%	33%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	62%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	65%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	35%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	53%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	34%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	32%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	49%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	49%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	50%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	51%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	52%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	61%	2
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	69%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	74%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	41%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	45%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	46%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	49%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	51%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	54%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	38°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	52%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	42%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	29%	2
Mon 11a	Rain	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	33%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	83%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	93%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	63%	100%	3
Mon 3p	Rain	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	100%	1
Mon 4p	Rain	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 5p	Rain	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 6p	Rain	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	78%	99%	0
Mon 7p	Rain	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 8p	Rain	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	99%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
51°11°–52°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 52°11°, low 37°3°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 41°5°
  60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 51°11°
  90% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 43°6°
  90% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 45°7°, low 35°2°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 47°8°, low 34°1°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 44°7°, low 32°0°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: Rain likely before 2am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–34°1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Snow 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 44°6°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Low, likely
24°−4°–36°2°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 29°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Low, likely
27°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 28°−2°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 30°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–33°1°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 57°, low 39°, warming up.
Monday
89% chance of rain, high 52°, low 37°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 42–47°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Thursday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MSO) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Fork Clearwater River at Stites

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 233 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 11 PM

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Salmon River at White Bird

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.6 ft
Flow: 4,070 cfs

Forecast peak 12.5 ft Sat 11 PM

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Lawyer Creek at Kamiah

17 mi

Level: 62.6 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 75% less heating than a typical week.

This week 39Typical 154

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 31
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 33°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Grangeville · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+8°+4°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+12°+7°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Cottonwood weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 28 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 50 min less
Golden hour: 5:01–6:02 PM; Morning 6:56–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:02–6:14 PM; Morning 6:44–6:56 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9:49 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 4:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Cottonwood. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,200 ft, 52 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.