Blanchard, Idaho Weather
Blanchard, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blanchard, Bonner County.
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About Blanchard, Idaho
Blanchard rests at the edge of a vast, green immensity, where the timbered slopes of the Selkirk Mountains begin their slow, sure ascent. It lies 20.7 miles north of Post Falls, ID (from Post Falls, ID: bearing 356°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-north-west of Spirit Lake. The air here carries the damp, resinous scent of pine and fir, a constant, clean perfume that clings to everything, even the weathered clapboard of the few buildings that mark its presence. A quiet creek, its waters the color of weak tea, murmurs its way through the valley floor, reflecting the bruised purples and soft greys of the sky that often hangs low and thoughtful above. The land itself feels ancient, worn smooth by millennia of wind and rain, its contours softened by a persistent, verdant growth that whispers of deep, cool shadows and the patient unfolding of seasons. The lifeblood of Blanchard has long been tied to the immense forests that cradle it, the timber industry having shaped its early days and the echoes of logging trucks still occasionally rumble through the valley. It's a place where the quiet hum of the sawmill often provides the loudest sound, a steady, industrious heartbeat against the backdrop of the wild. This economy, though it has shifted and adapted, still draws its strength from the very earth, from the slow growth of trees and the honest labor they demand. You can feel the history in the unvarnished wood of the general store, a place that seems to have weathered countless winters, its shelves stocked with necessities and a comforting sense of continuity. The rhythm of Blanchard is one of quiet purpose, of lives lived in close proximity to the raw beauty of the Northern Idaho landscape.
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| Location | Blanchard, Bonner County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 48.016847°N, 116.98381°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83804 |
| Area Code | 208, 986 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blanchard, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blanchard, 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 Blanchard includes coordinates 48.016847°N, 116.983810°W, situated in Bonner County. ZIP code 83804. Telephone area code: 208, 986. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
