Kootenai, Idaho Weather
Kootenai, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Kootenai, Bonner County.
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About Kootenai, Idaho
Kootenai rests in the broad embrace of Bonner County, Idaho, where the land rises in a patchwork of green and deep pine, a rugged, verdant terrain that spills down to the restless waters of Lake Pend Oreille. It lies 45.4 miles north-north-east of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 16°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-east of Sandpoint. The air here often carries the sharp, clean scent of evergreen, particularly after a summer rain, and the light at dusk can paint the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fiery orange, reflecting in the placid surface of the lake. Rolling hills, cloaked in mature forests of Douglas fir and western larch, dominate the immediate landscape, their slopes carved by the slow, persistent work of glaciers long past. This is a place where the wildness of the Northern Rockies feels close, where the call of a loon across the water can be heard as clearly as a distant train whistle. The history of Kootenai is deeply entwined with the timber industry that once shaped this region, the echoes of logging camps and sawmills still present in the collective memory and the weathered barns that dot the countryside. The economy, while diversified now, retains a connection to the natural resources, with recreation and tourism playing an increasingly vital role, drawing visitors to the lake's sandy shores and the surrounding mountainous wilderness. Kootenai itself, a small but vibrant hub, thrives on a neighborly spirit, a place where the pace of life is dictated more by the changing seasons and the rhythm of the lake than the hurried pulse of distant cities. The legacy of its past is not a forgotten relic but a living presence, informing the character of Kootenai and its people, a quiet resilience forged in the heart of the Idaho panhandle.
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| Location | Kootenai, Bonner County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 48.310204°N, 116.513526°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83840, 83864 |
| Area Code | 208, 986 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kootenai, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kootenai, Idaho, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Kootenai includes coordinates 48.310204°N, 116.513526°W, situated in Bonner County. ZIP code 83840, 83864. Telephone area code: 208, 986. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
