American Falls, Idaho Weather
American Falls, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for American Falls, Power County.
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About American Falls, Idaho
American Falls rests in a broad, sun-bleached basin, a place where the vast Idaho sky seems to press down, vast and luminous, on a landscape of subtle swells and low-slung hills. It lies 21.5 miles west-south-west of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 254°T), and is situated 11.0 miles south of Aberdeen. The Snake River, a broad, silver ribbon, courses through the valley, its presence a constant murmur against the dry earth and the scattered, tenacious sagebrush. In the distance, the land rises in gentle, ochre-toned undulations, a panorama that shifts from pale gold to deep rust as the sun arcs across its zenith. The air here carries a dry, mineral tang, a scent of dust and distant rain, and at dusk, the light softens, bathing the entire vista in a honeyed glow that seems to hold the secrets of ages. The heart of American Falls beats with the steady pulse of agriculture, a testament to the rich, dark soil that has drawn settlers and sustained generations. Irrigation canals, gleaming arteries of life, crisscross the terrain, feeding fields of potatoes and sugar beets, the economic bedrock of this locale. The imposing silhouette of the American Falls Dam, a monumental feat of engineering, stands sentinel over the river, its purpose to harness the water's power and ensure the land's continued fertility. This is a place where ingenuity meets the raw power of nature, a history etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the land and the quiet determination of its people.
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| Location | American Falls, Power County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 42.786023°N, 112.854438°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83211 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This American Falls, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for American Falls, Idaho, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for American Falls includes coordinates 42.786023°N, 112.854438°W, situated in Power County. ZIP code 83211. Telephone area code: 208. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Boise).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
