Hammett, Idaho Weather
Hammett, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hammett, Elmore County.
Full aviation weather for Hammett is published on the Mountain Home Municipal Airport (KU76) page, 30 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. 3 airfields within reach of Hammett 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 Hammett: Mountain Home Air Force Base (KMUO) 35 km · Gooding Municipal Airport (KGNG) 57 km
Conditions reported at KU76 describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hammett specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hammett.
About Hammett, Idaho
Hammett lies in a broad valley, cradled by the gentle, sagebrush-dusted slopes of Elmore County. It lies 57.5 miles west-north-west of Twin Falls, ID (from Twin Falls, ID: bearing 298°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Glenns Ferry. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and umber giving way to the pale green of sparse grasses and the deeper, dusty hue of distant pines. The air, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a crispness, a hint of the high desert’s dryness, and the scent of sun-baked earth mingles with the faint, sweet aroma of wild alfalfa. The sky above Hammett is vast, an immense canvas where clouds drift like scattered sheep, and the light, in its soft transition from day to evening, paints the landscape with a luminous, almost ethereal glow, highlighting the subtle contours of the terrain. The character of Hammett is deeply tied to the arid bounty of its surroundings, a history woven from the hardy efforts of those who sought to coax sustenance from this challenging, yet beautiful, terrain. Ranching and agriculture have long been the lifeblood of this locale, the open rangelands supporting cattle that graze under the wide Idaho sky, their presence a quiet testament to generations of dedication. The nearby Snake River, a silver ribbon in the distance, offers a vital lifeline, its waters nurturing the irrigated fields that bring a surprising verdancy to pockets of the valley, a stark and welcome contrast to the prevailing dryness. While not a place of grand pronouncements, Hammett possesses a quiet resilience, a steady pulse of life dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Hammett 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 | Hammett, Elmore County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 42.945731°N, 115.466186°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83627 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hammett, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hammett, 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 Hammett includes coordinates 42.945731°N, 115.466186°W, situated in Elmore County. ZIP code 83627. 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.
