Smelterville, Idaho Weather
Smelterville, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smelterville, Shoshone County.
Full aviation weather for Smelterville is published on the Shoshone County Airport (KS83) page, 1 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 Smelterville 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 Smelterville: Magee Airport (KS77) 34 km · Jack A Buell Airport (KS72) 38 km · Coeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (KCOE) 54 km
Conditions reported at KS83 describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smelterville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smelterville.
About Smelterville, Idaho
Smelterville lies in a narrow valley, cradled by the imposing, pine-clad slopes of the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. It lies 29.4 miles east-south-east of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 108°T), and is situated 2.9 miles west of Kellogg. The air here carries a perpetual scent of damp earth and evergreen, a fragrance deepened by the ever-present murmur of the Coeur d'Alene River as it rushes by, a ribbon of silver against the dark, shadowed mountainsides. The sky, when it breaks through the peaks, often hangs a bruised, bruised purple at dusk, the fading light catching the dust motes dancing above the weathered facades of buildings. The land itself is a study in contrasts, from the rugged, untamed wilderness pressing in from all sides to the more orderly, if sometimes ramshackle, lines of homes and businesses that give Smelterville its distinct character. The history of Smelterville is inextricably bound to the rich veins of silver, lead, and zinc that lie beneath these mountains. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the clang of hammers, the rumble of ore carts, and the glow of furnaces that once defined the local economy. The legacy of mining is etched into the very bones of Smelterville, a palpable presence in the stoic faces of its residents and the enduring, practical architecture. While the largest smelting operations have long since ceased, the echoes of that industrial past resonate, a quiet reminder of the grit and determination that built this place. Today, the Coeur d'Alene River continues its ceaseless journey, a more gentle, yet equally powerful, force shaping the landscape and the lives that unfold along its banks.
Live animated radar for Smelterville 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 | Smelterville, Shoshone County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 47.542699°N, 116.181556°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83868 |
| Area Code | 208, 986 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smelterville, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smelterville, 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 Smelterville includes coordinates 47.542699°N, 116.181556°W, situated in Shoshone County. ZIP code 83868. 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.
