Observed 3:15 PM PDT at KLWS

Culdesac, ID weather

Sunny and 57°14°, jacket by 6 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 18Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.13 inHg1020 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM
Low 34°1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Rain Monday from 11 AM (50%)

This afternoonNear 58°14° · Clear
TonightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Rain 11 AM–noon (50%)
Monday afternoonNear 56°13° · Rain all afternoon (50%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	23%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	26%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	23%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	20%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	43%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	73%	54%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	55%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	48%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	65%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	58%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	56%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 49°9°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	49%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 49°9°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 49°9°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	61%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 47°8°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	85%	54%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 48°9°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	52%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 51°11°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	52%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	55%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	57%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	58%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	57%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	51%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	67%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	80%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	34%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 57°14°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	37%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 56°13°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	72%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 56°13°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 55°13°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 53°12°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	75%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	37°3°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	38°3°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	78%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	77%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	52%	1
Mon 11a	Showers	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	56%	2
Mon 12p	Showers	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)	54°12°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	87%	3
Mon 1p	Showers	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	56°13°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	81%	3
Mon 2p	Showers	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	57°14°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	91%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 59°15°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 57°14°
  70% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  60% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 55°13°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 56°13°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°9°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  40% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 51°11°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°1°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  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
46°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–35°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  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
46°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 59°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 37°, warming up.
Monday
79% chance of rain, high 59°, low 36°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 46–56°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Clearwater River at Spalding

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 3,200 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sun 11 AM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Clearwater River at Orofino

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 1,470 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sun 5 AM

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Snake River (WA) near Anatone

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 13,400 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sat 5 PM

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lapwai Creek near Lapwai

7.4 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 27 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 52 min less
Golden hour: 5:01–6:03 PM; Morning 6:57–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:03–6:15 PM; Morning 6:45–6:57 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 52% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 4:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from Culdesac. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,500 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Culdesac, ID weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Clearwater River at Spalding

Clearwater River at Orofino

Snake River (WA) near Anatone

Lapwai Creek near Lapwai

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon