Blanchard, Idaho Weather
Blanchard, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blanchard, Bonner County.
Full aviation weather for Blanchard is published on the Priest River Municipal Airport (K1S6) page, 20 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Blanchard have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Blanchard: Coeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (KCOE) 30 km · Deer Park Airport (KDEW) 34 km · Cross Winds Airport (KC72) 41 km · Sandpoint Airport (KSZT) 44 km · Felts Field (KSFF) 45 km
Conditions reported at K1S6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blanchard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blanchard.
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.
Live animated radar for Blanchard and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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. 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.
