Sugar City, Idaho Weather
Sugar City, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sugar City, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Sugar City is published on the Rexburg Madison County Airport (KRXE) page, 6 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. 5 airfields within reach of Sugar City 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 Sugar City: Stanford Field (KU12) 10 km · Idaho Falls Regional Airport (KIDA) 48 km · Dubois Municipal Airport (KU41) 50 km · Driggs/Reed Memorial Airport (KDIJ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KRXE describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sugar City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sugar City.
About Sugar City, Idaho
Sugar City rests in a broad, fertile valley, a place where the sky feels vast and the land stretches with a quiet, patient hum. It lies 3.8 miles north-north-east of Rexburg, ID (from Rexburg, ID: bearing 32°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-west of St. Anthony. The terrain here is largely flat, a gently sloping expanse that drinks deeply from the snowmelt channeled from distant, rugged peaks. Fields of grain, their stalks a pale gold under the high Idaho sun, alternate with pastures where cattle graze with a slow, contented rhythm. The air itself carries a crisp, clean quality, especially in the early mornings, often tinged with the faint, sweet aroma of ripening crops. The Snake River, a powerful artery of this arid landscape, flows at a respectful distance, its presence felt more in the verdant ribbons of cottonwood and willow along its banks than in immediate proximity to Sugar City itself. The history of Sugar City is intrinsically tied to the land's bounty, a story of agricultural innovation and community building. It earned its name from the sugar beet industry that once dominated the local economy, a legacy evident in the rich, dark soil that still nourishes a diverse array of crops. This agricultural heritage fostered a culture of hard work and interdependence, a spirit that continues to define Sugar City. While the large-scale sugar processing plants are long gone, the agricultural roots remain deep, with farms still producing potatoes, grains, and other foodstuffs that feed not only the local populace but also reach far beyond. The town retains a small-town character, a place where neighbors know each other and the pace of life encourages a thoughtful engagement with the seasons and the land.
Live animated radar for Sugar City 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 | Sugar City, Madison County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43.872967°N, 111.748298°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83448, 83440 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sugar City, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sugar City, 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 Sugar City includes coordinates 43.872967°N, 111.748298°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 83448, 83440. 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. 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.
