Weather!! (Boise, Lewiston, Post Falls: living, relocating, yard)

[Westyguy]

My family is relocating from Texas and want to live in place in idaho that recieves alot of snow and alot of rain!! Doesnt matter where it is in the state!!

[ejay]

It sounds like you want to live in north Idaho We get plenty of both. A lot of years it rains here on the fourth of july lol The weather is mild usually into june and we get weather patterns here that are very strange from time to time. Summer can be hot and humid but i bet texas is way hotter.

[Lacerta]

I would stay away from the Boise area... we are a desert, and usually don't get what I would call "a lot" of either rain or snow.

[twinprism]

Stick to areas North of Lewiston if you want a lot of rain. Most of the rest of the state is pretty arid, but can get a lot of snow in higher elevations.

Area's like Island Park (just south of West Yellowstone Montana), or the Victor/Driggs or the SE highlands near Montpelier, or Sun Valley/Stanley areas get a fair amount of snow in the winter in the SE part of the state, but are pretty dry in the summer.

[Asthedeer]

Snow snow and more snow. Come North of Coeur d' Alene. We live about 30 minutes north and have around three feet of snow. I feel like I live in a snow globe lol, it has been snowing for two days straight. Of course we have'nt had a good winter like this in quite some time.

[mistyriverranch]

Originally Posted by ejay

It sounds like you want to live in north Idaho We get plenty of both. A lot of years it rains here on the fourth of july lol The weather is mild usually into june and we get weather patterns here that are very strange from time to time. Summer can be hot and humid but i bet texas is way hotter.

Summer can be very hot here but I've never known it to be humid unless you're comparing it to like...Arizona. Summer is very dry here.

[pacalady]

We live in Post Falls on the Prairie ..... TV news says this is the worst snow in 15 years in Spokane area (and since we border Spokane, I can relate to that statement!)

We have about 15" of 'standing snow' .... temperatures are fluctuating like crazy ...currently about 19 degrees, which is good, cause it keeps the snow cold and not melting as it was Sunday!! But was above freezing this week-end with the snow melting off the roofs at the same time! Crazy!! Now expecting more snow during the week (according to the weather people on TV, but that is the only job I know of where you can be wrong 90% of the time and keep the job!! LOL

The last 4 years of our living here, the crocus and narcissus were popping up late Feb (doubt that will happen this year...probably the first of March) and the tulips heading up the first of March (expect to see them late March first of April).....and the summers are amazing .... no humidity and absolutely pleasant ....especially the evenings for bar b ques, and patio dinners. Beautiful sunsets and pleasant evenings on the deck.

Would love to have you visit here and see for yourself if possible!! The people are amazingly friendly and welcoming too! Added bonus!!

PacaLady

[Sanddawgg]

If you want a lot of snow, Sandpoint is the place you want to be! We have about 4 feet in the yard. Along one side of the house, it is nine feet high from the roof slide off snow. Had to hire a front end loader today to make more room for the snow plow to have a place to push the future snow... another storm due in on Thursday!

[STRMCSR]

Yep. Southern Idaho - Desert Climate (sunny, dry)
Northern Idaho - Mountain climate (much snow, more pacific moisture)