Observed 11:15 AM PDT at KSZT

Ponderay, ID weather

Overcast and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 7Good; PM10 (dust) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

High 53°12° today at 3 PM
Low 33°1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 50°10° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	19%	1
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	60%	2
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	64%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	70%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	37%	81%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	42%	87%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	84%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	73%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	58%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	26°−3°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 46°8°)	24°−4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	71%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	28°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	31°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	56%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	41°5°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	50%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	45°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	43%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	40%	77%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	37%	80%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	38%	78%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	38%	76%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	40%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	48%	69%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	37°3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 53°12°)	35°2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	65%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 53°12°)	33°1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	57%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 53°12°)	33°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 52°11°)	32°0°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 52°11°)	31°−1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	62%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 52°11°)	29°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 50°10°)	29°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 50°10°)	27°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 50°10°)	28°−2°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	66%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 48°9°)	26°−3°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	91%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 47°8°)	26°−3°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	28°−2°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	32°0°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	37°3°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	72%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	69%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 31°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind 0 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  70% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  80% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  90% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 45°7°, low 27°−3°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  80% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  80% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  80% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  60% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain showers before 5am, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
27°−3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 44°7°, low 25°−4°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  50% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–37°3°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 44°7°, low 23°−5°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–36°2°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 40°4°, low 32°0°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
29°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Low, likely
22°−6°–36°2°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 33°1°. Typical 47°8° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  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
41°5°–47°8°
Low, likely
27°−3°–37°3°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 31°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 53°, low 31°.
Monday
Dry, high 52°, low 31°.
Rest of week
Highs 40–47°; 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

Lake Pend Oreille at Hope

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2056 ft

Forecast peak 2056 ft Sat 5 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Priest River near Priest River

19 mi

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 1,340 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Lightning Creek at Clark Fork

20 mi

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Priest River near Coolin ID

21 mi

Level: 16.5 ft
Flow: 1,220 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 44Typical 169

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 35
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 32°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?

SANDPOINT EXP STATION · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1910–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 4:56–5:59 PM; Morning 6:59–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 5:59–6:12 PM; Morning 6:47–6:59 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 4:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northwest from Ponderay. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,100 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.