Garden City, Idaho Weather
Garden City, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Garden City, Ada County.
Full aviation weather for Garden City is published on the Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (KBOI) page, 6 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 Garden City 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 Garden City: Nampa Municipal Airport (KMAN) 23 km · Caldwell Executive Airport (KEUL) 32 km · Emmett Municipal Airport (KS78) 35 km
Conditions reported at KBOI describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Garden City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Garden City, Idaho
Garden City unfolds along the banks of the Boise River, a place where the arid embrace of the high desert softens into a ribbon of green, fed by the life-giving water. It lies 1.8 miles west-north-west of Boise, ID (from Boise, ID: bearing 289°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east of Meridian. The landscape here is a study in contrasts: the vast, wide-open skies of Idaho arch over a terrain that is mostly flat, yet punctuated by the low, rolling foothills that hint at the more rugged mountains beyond. The air often carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the subtle sweetness of ripening fruit from nearby orchards, a fragrance that mingles with the distant hum of traffic and the occasional cry of a hawk circling overhead. This is a place where the sun, in its descent, can cast a burnished gold light across the river, transforming the ordinary into something momentarily sublime. Historically, Garden City's identity is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the Boise Valley, its early development fueled by the fertile land and the irrigation systems that harnessed the river's flow. For generations, this area has been a hub for fruit orchards and vineyards, a tradition that still echoes in the local economy, though it has broadened to encompass a more diverse range of industries, including manufacturing and service sectors. The proximity to the capital city, Boise, provides a dynamic backdrop, yet Garden City retains its own distinct character, a place where hard work is valued and the pace of life, while connected to the broader region, allows for moments of quiet contemplation. The Boise River itself serves as a constant, fluid presence, a source of recreation and a reminder of the natural forces that have shaped this corner of Idaho.
Live animated radar for Garden City 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 | Garden City, Ada County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43.622111°N, 116.238174°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83714 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garden City, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garden City, 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 Garden City includes coordinates 43.622111°N, 116.238174°W, situated in Ada County. ZIP code 83714. 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.
