Mountain Home, Idaho Weather
Mountain Home, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Mountain Home, Elmore County.
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About Mountain Home, Idaho
Mountain Home unfolds across a high desert plateau, a landscape sculpted by wind and ancient waters into a sweeping expanse of sagebrush and volcanic rock. It lies 42.0 miles south-east of Boise, ID (from Boise, ID: bearing 142°T), and is situated 10.5 miles east-north-east of Mountain Home AFB. The sky here is a vast canvas, often a piercing blue, stretching from horizon to horizon, its immensity punctuated by the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Sawtooth Range. Arid grasses rustle with a dry whisper, and the air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a crisp, clean scent tinged with the earthy perfume of sun-baked soil. Shadows lengthen and deepen across the undulating terrain, transforming the muted tones of the land into a richer palette as day gives way to dusk, revealing the subtle contours of hills and the occasional stark silhouette of a juniper tree. The story of Mountain Home is intrinsically tied to the railroads and the fertile lands that lie just beyond its immediate arid embrace. Once a vital stop for steam engines and travelers crossing the vastness of the American West, its economy has evolved, now finding strength in agriculture and a significant military presence that lends a particular rhythm to daily life. Ranching traditions still echo, with cattle grazing on the open range, a nod to the pioneering spirit that first settled this high desert country. The nearby Snake River Plain provides the agricultural backbone, yielding crops that are then shipped out, connecting Mountain Home to broader markets. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather integrated into the present, a quiet testament to resilience and adaptation under the wide Idaho sky.
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| Location | Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43.13295°N, 115.691198°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83647 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mountain Home, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home includes coordinates 43.132950°N, 115.691198°W, situated in Elmore County. ZIP code 83647. 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.
