Letha, Idaho Weather
Letha, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Letha, Gem County.
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About Letha, Idaho
Letha, Gem County, Idaho, rests in a wide basin where the valley floor, a patchwork of cultivated fields, begins its gentle ascent towards the rugged shoulders of surrounding mountains. It lies 16.1 miles north of Caldwell, ID (from Caldwell, ID: bearing 7°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Emmett. The air here, even in the midday sun, carries a crispness, a subtle scent of dry grasses and distant pine, a testament to the high desert climate. Long shadows begin to stretch across the land as evening approaches, painting the undulating terrain in hues of ochre and muted violet, and the quiet hum of irrigation systems is the dominant sound, a low thrumming beneath the vast, open sky that seems to hold the silence of ages. The story of Letha is deeply intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of the valley, where generations have coaxed sustenance from this dry earth, primarily through the cultivation of potatoes and hay. This hardy spirit of the early settlers, who carved a life out of the raw landscape, still echoes in the unpretentious character of the place. While the wider region has seen shifts in its economic drivers, Letha maintains a connection to its agrarian roots, a quiet industriousness that defines its present. The nearby Owyhee River, a ribbon of life cutting through the arid expanses, has historically been the lifeblood, shaping the settlement patterns and the very rhythm of daily existence in Letha.
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| Location | Letha, Gem County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43.894331°N, 116.647641°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83636 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Letha, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Letha, 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 Letha includes coordinates 43.894331°N, 116.647641°W, situated in Gem County. ZIP code 83636. 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. 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.
