Sandpoint, ID Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

36°F
Feels Like 36°F  
Humidity 95% Dew Point 34°F Wind NW 1 MPH Gusts 1 Barometer 29.92 in.
Report from a personal weather station 0.4 mi. SW of central Sandpoint
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Rain, Low 31F
20%
 
31
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Rain, High 41F, Low 39F
100%
41
39
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Rain, High 47F, Low 38F
100%
47
38
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Rain Likely, High 45F, Low 35F
60%
45
35
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Rain, High 43F, Low 28F
80%
43
28
ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Rain And Snow, High 37F, Low 27F
40%
37
27
FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Rain And Snow, High 38F, Low 33F
50%
38
33

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 37°F to 47°F. Unsettled weather expected with wintry mix likely on at least 7 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°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

1987 - Heavy rain fell across eastern Puerto Rico, with 19.41 inches reported at Las Piedras. Flooding caused five million dollars damage. Another in a series of storms hit the northwestern U.S., with wind gusts above 100 mph reported at Cape Blanco OR. While snow and gusty winds accompanied a cold front crossing the Rockies, strong westerly winds, gusting to 93 mph at Boulder CO, helped temperatures in western Kansas reach the 60s for the sixth day in a row. Freezing drizzle in northeastern slowed traffic to 5 mph on some roads in Morrow County.

More on this and other weather history

Sandpoint, ID 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Saturday Dec 6

Rain

Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 2900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday Dec 7

Rain

Day: Rain, mainly after 7am. Snow level 3400 feet rising to 4300 feet in the afternoon. High near 41. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely, mainly between 1am and 4am. Snow level 4300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 39. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Dec 8

Rain

Day: Rain, mainly after 7am. Snow level 4400 feet rising to 5000 feet in the afternoon. High near 47. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Rain

Night: Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 38. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Dec 9

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Snow level 3700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Rain

Night: Rain. Snow level 3600 feet rising to 4100 feet after midnight. Low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Dec 10

Rain

Day: Rain. Snow level 4500 feet. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Snow

Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 10pm. Snow level 3700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Dec 11

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Dec 12

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3500 feet rising to 4100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Dec 13

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.


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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