Carey, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carey, Blaine County.
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Carey sits at the wide mouth of a valley that spills into the arid, sagebrush-scented plains of southern Idaho. It lies 57.7 miles north-north-east of Twin Falls, ID (from Twin Falls, ID: bearing 27°T), and is situated 19.2 miles south-east of Bellevue. The landscape here is a study in muted grandeur, where rolling hills, etched with the dry washes of ephemeral streams, rise to meet a sky that often stretches in an unbroken expanse of cerulean. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a crispness that hints at the vast, untamed country stretching in every direction, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the natural world. Even the scant vegetation, the hardy sagebrush and the resilient grasses, seems to possess a stoic beauty, adapting to the harsh, sun-baked earth. The history of Carey is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty that the Snake River Plain has, with persistent effort, yielded. For generations, the economy has pulsed with the seasons, driven by the cultivation of potatoes, sugar beets, and alfalfa, crops that demand both grit and a profound understanding of the land. This industrious spirit is echoed in the town's very foundation, a place born from the ambition to harness the region's fertile soil and connect it to broader markets. The Union Pacific Railroad, a vital artery in the nation's expansion, played a significant role in Carey's development, its tracks a silver ribbon stitching this remote outpost to the wider world. While the echoes of that grander era of rail travel may have softened, the spirit of independent enterprise, of making a life from the earth's offerings, still defines the character of Carey.
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| Location | Carey, Blaine County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43.307683°N, 113.944752°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83320 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carey, 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 Carey includes coordinates 43.307683°N, 113.944752°W, situated in Blaine County. ZIP code 83320. 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.