Hollister, Idaho Weather
Hollister, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hollister, Twin Falls County.
Full aviation weather for Hollister is published on the Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport (KTWF) page, 16 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 Hollister 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 Hollister: Buhl Municipal Airport (KU03) 32 km · Jerome County Airport (KJER) 43 km · Hazelton Municipal Airport (KU94) 44 km
Conditions reported at KTWF describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hollister specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hollister.
About Hollister, Idaho
Hollister rests in a broad, sun-baked basin, its landscape a study in muted earth tones under an immense, often cloudless Idaho sky. It lies 15.6 miles south-south-west of Twin Falls, ID (from Twin Falls, ID: bearing 202°T), and is situated 16.4 miles south-west of Kimberly. The terrain here is a gentle sweep of agricultural fields, the rich soil a deep ochre that contrasts with the paler, scrubbier sagebrush clinging to the low, rolling hills that frame the horizon. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a mixture of sun-warmed dust and the faint, sweet perfume of distant alfalfa fields. The Snake River Plain stretches out, a vast expanse where irrigation canals, glinting like silver threads, bring life to the otherwise arid land, and the distant, snow-capped peaks of the Sawtooths sometimes appear as a hazy, blue promise on exceptionally clear days. The story of Hollister is deeply entwined with the broader narrative of irrigation and agricultural expansion that transformed this arid stretch of southern Idaho. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land made arable by ambitious water projects, established a community built on the bounty of the soil. The local economy, then and now, is fundamentally agricultural, with sugar beets, potatoes, and grains forming the backbone of its prosperity, their growth a constant, quiet testament to human ingenuity against the stark beauty of the high desert. While not boasting grand monuments, Hollister possesses a distinct character, a grounded resilience born from its pioneering roots and its ongoing relationship with the land, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life.
Live animated radar for Hollister 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 | Hollister, Twin Falls County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 42.353244°N, 114.575039°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83301 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hollister, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hollister, 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 Hollister includes coordinates 42.353244°N, 114.575039°W, situated in Twin Falls County. ZIP code 83301. 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.
