Today's Weather - Idaho Falls, ID
10 PM PST
Slight Chance Light Rain
54°F
| 7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
|---|
| Tonight | Slight Chance Light Rain | 45° / 65° | S 10 mph |
| Thursday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Light Rain | 42° / 56° | SSW 14 to 17 mph |
| Friday Night | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Light Rain Likely | 40° / 53° | SW 12 mph |
| Saturday Night | Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy | 39° / 60° | SSW 13 mph |
| Sunday Night | Mostly Cloudy | 39° / 63° | SSW 16 mph |
| Monday Night | Mostly Cloudy | 39° / 67° | SSW 14 to 22 mph |
| Tuesday Night | Partly Cloudy | 41° / 72° | SSE 12 to 16 mph |
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year
BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Idaho Falls Metro Area area is 8.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Idaho.
8.9 / 10
A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
| High | Low |
| January | 29° | 11° |
| February | 34° | 14° |
| March | 47° | 24° |
| April | 58° | 31° |
| May | 67° | 39° |
| June | 76° | 46° |
| July | 85° | 51° |
| August | 85° | 50° |
| September | 74° | 41° |
| October | 60° | 32° |
| November | 42° | 22° |
| December | 30° | 12° |
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Idaho Falls
| Hot
Days | Freezing
Days | Rainy
Days | Snowy
Days |
| January | 0 | 30 | 9 | 7 |
| February | 0 | 27 | 7 | 5 |
| March | 0 | 26 | 8 | 3 |
| April | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| May | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| June | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| July | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| August | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| November | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 |
| December | 0 | 30 | 9 | 7 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.
Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.
Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.