Riverside, Idaho Weather
Riverside, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riverside, Clearwater County.
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About Riverside, Idaho
Riverside, Idaho, breathes the quietude of the Clearwater River valley, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a cool, damp air carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 34.7 miles east of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 81°T), and is situated 2.3 miles west-north-west of Orofino. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, evergreen forest, rise steeply on either side of the river, their slopes a rich, shadowed green that softens into a hazy blue as they recede towards the horizon. The river itself, a broad, muscular ribbon of jade water, charts a winding course, its surface occasionally broken by the swift, silent passage of a salmon or the glint of sunlight on a submerged snag. Even in the midday sun, there’s a certain hushed quality to the air, a stillness that seems to absorb sound, leaving only the murmur of the water and the distant whisper of wind through the high branches. The history of Riverside is inextricably tied to the timber and mining industries that once pulsed through this region, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, weathered buildings and a pragmatic, independent spirit among its residents. The Clearwater River was the lifeblood for log drives and the arteries for transporting ore, shaping the very layout of the settlement. While those days of boom and bust have largely faded, a quiet self-reliance remains, evident in the small businesses that cater to locals and the steady, unhurried pace of life. The surrounding wilderness, a vast expanse of national forest land, offers a constant, unspoken invitation to explore, its trails leading to hidden waterfalls and panoramic vistas, a reminder of the raw, untamed beauty that defines this corner of Idaho.
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| Location | Riverside, Clearwater County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 46.495458°N, 116.297363°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83607, 83544, 83221 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverside, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverside, 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 Riverside includes coordinates 46.495458°N, 116.297363°W, situated in Clearwater County. ZIP code 83607, 83544, 83221. 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.
