Silverton, Idaho Weather
Silverton, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Silverton, Shoshone County.
Full aviation weather for Silverton is published on the Shoshone County Airport (KS83) page, 18 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. 4 airfields within reach of Silverton 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 Silverton: Magee Airport (KS77) 45 km · Jack A Buell Airport (KS72) 50 km · Thompson Falls Airport (KTHM) 51 km
Conditions reported at KS83 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Silverton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Silverton, Idaho
Silverton clings to the steep slopes of the Silver Valley, a narrow cleft where the Coeur d'Alene River, a restless ribbon of jade, has carved its persistent path through the rugged Idaho panhandle. It lies 40.5 miles east-south-east of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 108°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-south-east of Kellogg. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the towering peaks that press in from all sides, their granite shoulders dusted with perpetual snow even in the height of summer. Houses, painted in defiant shades of ochre, robin's egg blue, and barn red, cling precariously to the mountainside, their windows catching the fleeting sunlight that filters through the dense evergreen canopy. The very character of Silverton is etched into the steep incline, a testament to human tenacity against the overwhelming grandeur of the natural world. This place, Silverton, breathes the deep, resonant history of hardrock mining, a legacy that shaped its very foundations and continues to inform its present. For generations, the earth yielded its treasures of silver and lead, drawing a hardy populace whose lives were inextricably linked to the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts. The economic pulse of Silverton still beats with a connection to the earth, though the mines themselves have largely fallen silent, their entrances now weathered scars on the mountainside. Evidence of this industrious past is everywhere, from the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of older buildings to the ingrained resilience of its people, who possess a quiet pride in their heritage. The stark beauty of the surrounding landscape, a wild and untamed expanse of dense forests and jagged peaks, serves as a constant, awe-inspiring backdrop to the enduring spirit of Silverton.
Live animated radar for Silverton 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 | Silverton, Shoshone County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 47.492983°N, 115.95544°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83867 |
| Area Code | 208, 986 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Silverton, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silverton, 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 Silverton includes coordinates 47.492983°N, 115.955440°W, situated in Shoshone County. ZIP code 83867. Telephone area code: 208, 986. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
