Mud Lake, Idaho Weather
Mud Lake, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mud Lake, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Mud Lake is published on the Mud Lake/West Jefferson County/ Airport (K1U2) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Mud Lake 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 Mud Lake: Dubois Municipal Airport (KU41) 41 km · Howe Airport (KU97) 47 km · Idaho Falls Regional Airport (KIDA) 49 km · Midway Airport (KU37) 50 km · Rexburg Madison County Airport (KRXE) 54 km
Conditions reported at K1U2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mud Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mud Lake.
About Mud Lake, Idaho
Mud Lake lies in a broad, sweeping expanse where the land exhales a quiet, patient breath under an immense sky. It lies 34.0 miles north-west of Idaho Falls, ID (from Idaho Falls, ID: bearing 320°T), and is situated 19.3 miles west-north-west of Roberts. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a canvas of earth and water that blurs the lines between them. Low-slung hills, softened by millennia of wind and rain, ripple towards the horizon, their slopes often cloaked in the muted greens and browns of hardy grasses and occasional scrub. The air itself carries a unique quality, a crisp coolness that hints at the proximity of water, even when it’s not immediately visible, and a clarity that can make distant objects seem startlingly near. This is a place where the light, especially as it softens towards evening, seems to pool and linger, casting long, gentle shadows that imbue the landscape with a profound sense of stillness. The history of Mud Lake is intricately tied to the ebb and flow of water and the resilience of those who have made their home here. For generations, the economy of Mud Lake has been shaped by the fertile soil and the opportunities it provides, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its character. Vast fields, a patchwork of crops that shift with the seasons, stretch out, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of the region. The very name, Mud Lake, speaks to the natural processes that have shaped this land, a constant reminder of the dynamic interplay between earth and water that defines its identity. It’s a place where a deep connection to the land is not just a concept, but a lived reality, fostering a quiet, unassuming pride in the enduring legacy of Mud Lake.
Live animated radar for Mud Lake 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Mud Lake, Jefferson County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43.841297°N, 112.476095°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83450 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mud Lake, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mud Lake, 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 Mud Lake includes coordinates 43.841297°N, 112.476095°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 83450. 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.
