Payette, Idaho Weather
Payette, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Payette, Payette County.
Full aviation weather for Payette is published on the Ontario Municipal Airport (KONO) page, 9 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. 5 airfields within reach of Payette 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 Payette: Weiser Municipal Airport (KS87) 14 km · Emmett Municipal Airport (KS78) 40 km · Lee Williams Memorial Airport (K0U9) 45 km · Caldwell Executive Airport (KEUL) 54 km
Conditions reported at KONO describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Payette specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Payette, Idaho
Payette lies in a broad, sun-drenched basin where the Snake River has patiently etched its course through the arid earth, a ribbon of life in a land that otherwise yields reluctantly to cultivation. It lies 31.2 miles north-north-west of Caldwell, ID (from Caldwell, ID: bearing 337°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north-north-east of Ontario. The surrounding landscape unfolds in wide, open vistas, a gentle sweep of cultivated fields and wind-sculpted sagebrush plains that stretch towards the hazy blue of distant hills. Here, the sky feels immense, a boundless dome of cerulean that deepens to indigo as dusk approaches, painting the western horizon with strokes of molten gold and rose. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a subtle perfume of sun-baked earth, irrigated alfalfa, and the faint, sweet tang of ripening fruit. The history of Payette is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty that now defines its economy, a story of pioneers who tamed this land for the cultivation of sugar beets, potatoes, and abundant orchards. It was once a vital stop along the Oregon Short Line Railroad, a pulsing artery connecting distant markets to the region's burgeoning produce. Today, that legacy continues, with the fertile soil and the life-giving waters of the Snake River supporting a robust agricultural sector that remains the heart of Payette's prosperity. You can still feel the echoes of that railway past in the quiet hum of activity that centers around the grain elevators and the occasional rumble of a freight train passing through, a constant reminder of the commerce that still flows through this place.
Live animated radar for Payette 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 | Payette, Payette County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 44.07822°N, 116.933771°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83661 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Payette, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Payette, 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 Payette includes coordinates 44.078220°N, 116.933771°W, situated in Payette County. ZIP code 83661. 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.
