Sandpoint, ID Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Mist and Fog 41°F
Feels Like 41°F  
Humidity 99% Dew Point 41°F Wind NW 1 MPH Gusts 2 Barometer 29.94 in.
Solar Rad 17 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 0.4 mi. SW of central Sandpoint
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Rain Likely, High 47F, Low 40F
60%
47
40
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Rain, High 48F, Low 35F
20%
48
35
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Rain, High 47F, Low 39F
30%
47
39
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Rain, High 48F, Low 40F
100%
48
40
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Rain, High 46F, Low 34F
80%
46
34
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain And Snow, High 40F, Low 32F
80%
40
32
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Rain And Snow, High 38F
90%
38
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 47°F to 38°F. Unsettled weather expected with wintry mix likely on at least 7 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 12°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 33°F with lows around 23°F.

This Date in Weather History

1960 - The first of three Middle Atlantic snowstorms produced a foot of snow at Baltimore MD. A pre-winter blizzard struck the northeastern U.S. producing wind gusts as high as 51 mph, along with 16 inches of snow at Nantucket MA, and 20 inches at Newark NJ.

More on this and other weather history

Sandpoint, ID 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Dec 12

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday Dec 13

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Light south wind.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

Sunday Dec 14

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday Dec 15

Rain

Day: Rain. High near 48. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Rain

Night: Rain. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Dec 16

Rain

Day: Rain. Snow level 4400 feet. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Snow

Night: Rain before 1am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 4300 feet lowering to 3400 feet after midnight . Low around 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain And Snow

Day: Rain and snow. Snow level 2200 feet. High near 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Rain And Snow

Night: Rain and snow. Snow level 2200 feet. Low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Dec 18

Rain And Snow

Day: Rain and snow. Snow level 2400 feet rising to 3000 feet in the afternoon. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 90%.


About Sandpoint, ID

Sandpoint is the largest city in and the county seat of Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 9,777 as of the 2022 census. Sandpoint's major economic contributors include forest products, light manufacturing, tourism, recreation and government services. As the largest service center in the two northern Idaho counties (Bonner and Boundary), as well as northwestern Montana, it has an active retail sector. Sandpoint lies on the shores of Idaho's largest lake, 43-mile-long (69-kilometer) Lake Pend Oreille, and is surrounded by three major mountain ranges, the Selkirk, Cabinet and Bitterroot ranges. It is home to Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho's largest ski resort, and is on the International Selkirk Loop and two National Scenic Byways (Wild Horse Trail and Pend Oreille Scenic Byway). Among other distinctions awarded by national media in the past decade, in 2011 Sandpoint was named the nation's "Most Beautiful Small Town" by Rand McNally and USA Today.

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