Rupert, Idaho Weather
Rupert, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Rupert, Minidoka County.
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About Rupert, Idaho
Rupert unfurls itself across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and wind, a place where the broad, furrowed fields of irrigated agriculture stretch toward a horizon that seems to hold the very essence of Idaho’s high desert sky. It lies 40.0 miles east of Twin Falls, ID (from Twin Falls, ID: bearing 84°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-east of Burley. The soil, a deep, rich loam, sings with the promise of growth, a quiet testament to the ingenuity that coaxed life from this arid expanse. Gentle slopes, almost imperceptible to the casual eye, guide the eye across the land, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of cottonwood trees that stand as sentinels along the irrigation canals, their leaves a shimmering green in the summer sun, turning to burnished gold as autumn approaches. The air itself carries a subtle dryness, a scent of dust and distant sagebrush, tinged with the sweet perfume of ripening fruit in season. This corner of Minidoka County owes its existence to the vision of men who saw potential in the seemingly intractable terrain, a history deeply entwined with the development of irrigation projects that transformed sagebrush flats into fertile farmland. Rupert, named for a prominent figure in the region's early development, became the hub for this agricultural enterprise, its economy still primarily rooted in the bounty of the surrounding fields – sugar beets, potatoes, and grains are the silent, vital heart of its commerce. The town retains a sense of unhurried purpose, its daily rhythm dictated by the seasons of planting and harvest, a continuity that speaks of generations who have found their livelihood here, under skies that often blaze with an astonishing, unobstructed clarity.
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| Location | Rupert, Minidoka County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 42.619076°N, 113.677235°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83350 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rupert, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rupert, 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 Rupert includes coordinates 42.619076°N, 113.677235°W, situated in Minidoka County. ZIP code 83350. 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.
