Downey, Idaho Weather
Downey, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Downey, Bannock County.
Full aviation weather for Downey is published on the Downey/Hyde Memorial Airport (KU58) page, 1 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. 4 airfields within reach of Downey 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 Downey: Malad City Airport (KMLD) 32 km · Preston Airport (KU10) 40 km · Allen H Tigert Airport (KU78) 50 km
Conditions reported at KU58 describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Downey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Downey.
About Downey, Idaho
Downey rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the earth exhales a dry, sage-scented breath under an immense sky. It lies 34.7 miles south-south-east of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 152°T), and is situated 17.6 miles north-north-east of Malad City. The land itself is a study in subtle shifts, rolling gently from the dusty plains toward the distant, craggy shoulders of the mountains that ring the horizon, their peaks often softened by a haze of heat or a dusting of snow. Here, the air possesses a clarity that amplifies the vastness, making the few scattered farmsteads and the quiet cluster of Downey feel like islands in an ocean of ochre and sagebrush. Evenings bring a peculiar magic, as the sun dips low, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the landscape, painting the sky in hues of rose and bruised plum. The story of Downey is intrinsically tied to the rich, dark soil that surrounds it, a testament to the pioneering spirit that first coaxed life from this arid earth. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Downey, with sugar beets and alfalfa blooming in ordered rows, a vibrant contrast to the wilder hues of the surrounding terrain. This legacy of hard work and resilience is etched not just in the fields, but in the very character of the people who call Downey home, a quiet strength born of wrestling a living from the land. While modern conveniences have found their way here, the pace of life remains unhurried, a gentle echo of an earlier time when the rhythm of the seasons dictated all. Small, locally-owned businesses, their signs weathered by sun and wind, still form the heart of the community, a tangible link to the generations who built Downey with their own hands.
Live animated radar for Downey 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 | Downey, Bannock County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 42.42853°N, 112.124407°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83234 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Downey, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Downey, 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 Downey includes coordinates 42.428530°N, 112.124407°W, situated in Bannock County. ZIP code 83234. 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. 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.
