Storm Station
Fernwood, Idaho
36°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 36°·Light air 2 mph ENE
Widespread frost before 9am. Mostly cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. North wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
47%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 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 now2 instruments

Mica Creek SnotelMCKI1

A snow pillow on a mountain/6.4 mi away/4,510 ft/1,757 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank518of 617

D1 - Shoshone County LineITD89

Beside a road/11.1 mi away/2,897 ft/144 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank289of 617

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

Rank-

St. Maries 2.8 SID-BW-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.1 mi away/2,516 ft/237 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mica Creek Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.4 mi from Fernwood. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:00 AM 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 35.1 F, 7.8 F colder 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, REPORTED35.1 FTITLEMica Creek Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MCKI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MCKI1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 47.15 N, and the day is 11 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Mica Creek Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 44 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°SEP 27, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.15 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEMica Creek Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MCKI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MCKI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,510 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:00 AM 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 sep 27, 2026, 5:00 am local time; air temperature, 35.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCKI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 5:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 5:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE35.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMica Creek Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MCKI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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.

Near Fernwood

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