White Bird, Idaho Weather
White Bird, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for White Bird, Idaho County.
Full aviation weather for White Bird is published on the Idaho County Airport (KGIC) page, 24 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 White Bird 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 White Bird: Cottonwood Municipal Airport (KS84) 31 km · Big Bar USFS Airport (K1DA) 31 km · Salmon Bar Airport (KO48) 40 km · Kamiah Municipal Airport (KS73) 56 km
Conditions reported at KGIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at White Bird specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for White Bird.
About White Bird, Idaho
White Bird lies in a wide embrace of rolling hills, where the Clearwater River has patiently shaped the land over millennia. It lies 56.8 miles south-east of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 143°T), and is situated 14.3 miles south-west of Grangeville. The air here often carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sagebrush that clings to the slopes. Here, the sky feels vast and unobstructed, a canvas for clouds that drift with a deliberate, unhurried grace, casting fleeting shadows on the meadows below. The character of White Bird is one of quiet resilience, a place where the natural world dictates the pace, and the light, especially in the late afternoon when it turns the dry grasses to burnished gold, seems to linger a moment longer before surrendering to dusk. The history of White Bird is deeply intertwined with the Nez Perce people, for whom this valley was a significant homeland, and the name itself honors a prominent chief. This fertile stretch along the Clearwater River has long supported agriculture, with ranches and farms dotting the landscape, their fields a patchwork of crops that change with the seasons. The local economy, though modest, is sustained by this agrarian tradition and the steady flow of visitors drawn to the region's natural beauty and recreational opportunities. The river, a constant presence, offers its own quiet allure, its waters reflecting the endless sky and the surrounding amber and green hills, a timeless reminder of the forces that have shaped White Bird.
Live animated radar for White Bird 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 | White Bird, Idaho County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 45.761551°N, 116.300697°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83554 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This White Bird, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for White Bird, 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 White Bird includes coordinates 45.761551°N, 116.300697°W, situated in Idaho County. ZIP code 83554. 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.
