Cottonwood, Idaho Weather
Cottonwood, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cottonwood, Idaho County.
Full aviation weather for Cottonwood is published on the Cottonwood Municipal Airport (KS84) page, 2 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. 5 airfields within reach of Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood: Idaho County Airport (KGIC) 21 km · Kamiah Municipal Airport (KS73) 32 km · Salmon Bar Airport (KO48) 40 km · Big Bar USFS Airport (K1DA) 59 km
Conditions reported at KS84 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottonwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cottonwood, Idaho
Cottonwood unfolds in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the Clearwater River's tributaries have patiently sculpted the land over millennia. It lies 40.8 miles south-east of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 128°T), and is situated 13.8 miles north-west of Grangeville. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer pastures and the muted golds of ripening grain, rise gently towards a sky that often holds the bruised purples of an approaching storm. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and wild sage, a fragrance that settles deep into the lungs. The houses, often painted in cheerful blues and yellows, cluster around a central thoroughfare, their modest porches offering glimpses of lives lived in unhurried concert with the seasons. The very light seems to linger in the late afternoons, a honeyed glow that softens the edges of the landscape and casts long, playful shadows. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of agriculture, its economy deeply rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained generations. The legacy of early homesteaders is etched not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy barns and fence lines that crisscross the countryside, a testament to resilience and hard work. Cottonwood itself has long been a hub for the surrounding ranches and farms, a place where the rhythm of the market day dictates the tempo of life. While the whispers of its pioneer past are ever-present, there's a quiet hum of contemporary life, a steady flow of commerce and community that keeps the spirit of Cottonwood alive and vibrant.
Live animated radar for Cottonwood 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.
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| Location | Cottonwood, Idaho County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 46.048492°N, 116.34959°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83522 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood includes coordinates 46.048492°N, 116.349590°W, situated in Idaho County. ZIP code 83522. Telephone area code: 208. 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.
