Observed 9:15 PM PDT at KGIC

Elk City, ID weather

Clear and 38°3°.

Forecasts agree

Now 38°3°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. Light through 9 AM
Dew point: 33°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
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

Good hours for

Hard freeze tonight 10 PM–10 AM (low 25°−4°)
Fog tomorrow 7–11 AM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow 5–8 PM (53°12° → 40°4°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night midnight–10 AM (low 28°−2°)
Rain Monday from 11 AM (90%, 0.72 in18 mm)

TonightDown to 27°−3° by 4 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy · freezing, low 25°−4°
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 60°16° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · Rain 11 AM–noon (60%) · freezing, low 28°−2°
Monday afternoonUp to 54°12° by 2 PM · Rain all afternoon (90%)
Monday nightDown to 37°3° by 8 PM · 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	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	63%	0
Sun 3a	Fog	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Fog	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	34%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Fog	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Fog	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 50°10°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	99%	47%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 56°13°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	48%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	49%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	53%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	54%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	60%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	58%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	67%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	45%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	42%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	37%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 46°8°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 45°7°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	97%	51%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 46°8°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	52%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 45°7°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	99%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 46°8°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	48%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 45°7°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	46%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 43°6°)	29°−2°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	47%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	52%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	65%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	51%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 45°7°)	32°0°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	99%	55%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 54°12°)	38°3°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	38%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 56°13°)	43°6°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	91%	41%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	78%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	77%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	97%	1
Mon 3p	Rain	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	97%	1
Mon 4p	Rain	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	99%	1
Mon 5p	Rain	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	100%	1
Mon 6p	Rain	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	43°6°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	100%	0
Mon 7p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	100%	0
Mon 8p	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	99%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 55°13°, low 27°−3°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 29°−2°
  60% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  90% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 37°3°
  100% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  80% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain before midnight, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–38°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 44°7°, low 24°−4°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 36°2°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 48°9°, low 23°−5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°0°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Night: A slight chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Low, likely
23°−5°–33°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 47°8°, low 23°−5°. Snow 0–4 in0–10 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.7 in1.8 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
23°−5°–34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 45°7°, low 21°−6°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 31°0°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
21°−6°–34°1°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 46°8°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 35°1°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 32°0°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Low, likely
24°−4°–33°1°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 44°7°, low 25°−4°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−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
40°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
22°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 26°−3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 31°−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
41°5°–54°12°
Low, likely
21°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 25°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 28°, warming up.
Monday
58% chance of rain, high 55°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 44–48°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

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

Selway River near Lowell

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 654 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sat 11 PM

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Lochsa River near Lowell

24 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 415 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 49 min less
Golden hour: 4:58–5:59 PM; Morning 6:52–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 5:59–6:10 PM; Morning 6:40–6:52 AM; first light 6:40 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9:48 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southwest from Elk City. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,700 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.