Observed 6:15 AM MDT at KMAN

Star, ID weather

Overcast and 52°11°, rain ~7–11 AM (71%).

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Cloudy

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the west-northwest. Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 1–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 22Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.81 inHg1009 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.3 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (54°12° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 6 PM (70%, 0.42 in11 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10 AM–1 PM
Above 50°10° today by 11 AM
High 59°15° today at 5 PM
Below freezing tonight 5–9 AM (low 31°−1°)

This morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (70%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
This afternoonUp to 59°15° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (30%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	38°3°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	17 mph27 km/h from WNW, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	100%	100%	0
Fri 7a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	35°2°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	18 mph29 km/h from WNW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	100%	100%	0
Fri 8a	Showers	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	33°1°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	18 mph29 km/h from WNW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	100%	100%	0
Fri 9a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	35°2°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	18 mph29 km/h from WNW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	100%	100%	0
Fri 10a	Showers	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	41°5°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from WNW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	85%	100%	0
Fri 11a	Drizzle	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from WNW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	74%	100%	0
Fri 12p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from WNW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	71%	100%	0
Fri 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	66%	100%	0
Fri 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from WNW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	62%	100%	1
Fri 3p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	57%	100%	2
Fri 4p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	52%	96%	1
Fri 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	67%	0
Fri 6p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	50%	27%	1
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	54%	19%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	1%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	35°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	33°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	31°−1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	29°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	29°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	16%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	16%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	55%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	46%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	18%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	8%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	6%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	11%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	4%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	58%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	4%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 29°−2° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 28°−2° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	8%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Showers. High 59°15°, low 31°−1°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 42°6°
  70% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Widespread frost after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 32°0°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Widespread frost before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Areas of fog between 11pm and 1am, then areas of frost and areas of fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Widespread frost and areas of fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
30°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 34°1°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 11pm and 1am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 32°0°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog and a slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Areas of fog after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
32°0°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Fog. High 59°15°, low 32°0°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Areas of fog after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
30°−1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 32°0°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Areas of fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 56°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  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
52°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  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
54°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
71% chance of rain, high 59°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 32°.
Sunday
Dry, high 66°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 55–64°.

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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

Payette River at Emmett

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 802 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 12 AM

Reading from Fri 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Payette River at Horseshoe Bend

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 842 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 12 AM

Reading from Fri 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Boise River near Middleton

4.5 mi

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 345 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Boise River at South Channel at Eagle

7.0 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 190 cfs

Reading from Fri 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 40Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 17 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°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?

EMMETT 2 E · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SatOct 17
+7°+4°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 44 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:07 PM; Morning 7:52–8:50 AM
Blue hour: 7:07–7:18 PM; Morning 7:41–7:52 AM; first light 7:41 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 100% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:17 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Star. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,000 ft, 52 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.