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Fernwood, Idaho

Community in Benewah County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Fernwood

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Pinehurst (ID), 30 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 44 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fernwood

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fernwood, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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On the radar over Fernwood, IdahoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fernwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

FermwoodFWDI1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/2,723 ft/30 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mica Creek Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.4 mi from Fernwood, Idaho. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,510 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.36 inHg and the temperature at 42.9 F; it reports 49.1 F, 6.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Mica Creek Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,510 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.36 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCKI1FIG. D WHERE MICA CREEK SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREMICA CREEK SNOTEL15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,510 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE25.36 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.1 FTITLEMica Creek Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MCKI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MCKI1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 47.15 N, and the day is 10 h 40 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Mica Creek Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 40 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCKI1FIG. E THE SUN AT MICA CREEK SNOTELELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 40 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.15 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMica Creek Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MCKI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MCKI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,510 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Mica Creek Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 6:00 pm local time; air temperature, 49.1 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCKI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 6:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 6:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE49.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMica Creek Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MCKI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MCKI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Mica Creek Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Idaho

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

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The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Fernwood

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