Stites, Idaho Weather
Stites, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stites, Idaho County.
Full aviation weather for Stites is published on the Kamiah Municipal Airport (KS73) page, 14 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. 3 airfields within reach of Stites 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 Stites: Idaho County Airport (KGIC) 20 km · Cottonwood Municipal Airport (KS84) 28 km
Conditions reported at KS73 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stites specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stites.
About Stites, Idaho
Stites rests where the Clearwater River, a ribbon of glacial blue, begins to widen, surrendering its mountain-born haste to the gentler gradients of the valley floor. It lies 54.6 miles east-south-east of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 114°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-south-east of Kamiah. The surrounding landscape is a study in emerald and umber, a place where the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests press close, their dense canopies of fir and pine cascading down slopes that rise with an ancient, patient strength. The air here, especially when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a scent of damp earth and resin, a quiet perfume that clings to the skin. Shadows lengthen and deepen, transforming the familiar contours of the hills into something more profound, a subtle theatre of light and shade that defines the character of this Idaho locality. This is a place where the echoes of the past are as tangible as the stones underfoot. Stites, originally established as a stopover point for prospectors and settlers pushing into the rugged interior, carries a history deeply entwined with the flow of the Clearwater. The local economy, once fueled by the timber industry that harvested the bounty of the surrounding forests, now finds its pulse in agriculture, with ranches and farms dotting the fertile valley, and in the steady stream of visitors drawn to the region's abundant recreational opportunities. The river itself, a vital artery for both commerce and recreation, offers a constant, murmuring presence, a reminder of the forces that shaped this land and continue to sustain Stites.
Live animated radar for Stites 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Stites, Idaho County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 46.091559°N, 115.976253°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83552 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stites, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stites, 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 Stites includes coordinates 46.091559°N, 115.976253°W, situated in Idaho County. ZIP code 83552. Telephone area code: 208. 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.
