Banks, Idaho Weather
Banks, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Banks, Boise County.
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About Banks, Idaho
Banks lies at the confluence of the North Fork and Middle Fork of the Payette River, a place where the mountains begin to assert their dominance, their steep slopes cloaked in a dense, evergreen forest that spills down towards the water's edge. It lies 29.0 miles north-north-east of Eagle, ID (from Eagle, ID: bearing 23°T), and is situated 12.0 miles north-north-east of Horseshoe Bend. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wild country that surrounds this small settlement. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, casts a filtered, dappled light on the rough-hewn buildings and the dusty, unpaved roads, lending an almost sacred quality to the everyday comings and goings of its residents. The river itself, a powerful, jade-green ribbon, is the lifeblood of this place, its ceaseless murmur a perpetual soundtrack to the quiet existence of Banks. The history of Banks is inextricably tied to the flow of the Payette and the promise of its mineral wealth, though the gold rush has long since faded into memory, leaving behind only whispers of fortunes made and lost. Today, the economy of Banks hums with a different kind of energy, one rooted in the timber industry and the steady stream of visitors drawn to the surrounding wilderness for its recreational opportunities. You can still see the ghosts of the logging days in the weathered barns and the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture that speaks of a practical, hard-working people. The summer months bring a surge of life as campers and rafters descend upon the riverbanks, their laughter and chatter briefly disturbing the profound stillness that usually holds sway over Banks, a stillness broken only by the sigh of the wind through the pines and the tireless song of the river.
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| Location | Banks, Boise County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 44.080447°N, 116.124015°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83602 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Banks, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Banks, 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 Banks includes coordinates 44.080447°N, 116.124015°W, situated in Boise County. ZIP code 83602. 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.
