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Weather in Fernwood, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fernwood, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
39
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
34°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Fernwood, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
13%
9p
48°
26%
10p
46°
21%
11p
46°
14%
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
45°
8a
46°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
52°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
53°
4p
52°
5p
49°
6p
48°
7p
47°
8p
L 40°H 54°
Fernwood, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    75%
    46°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    29%
    55°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    59°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    10%
    61°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    74°46°
Fernwood, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 29°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 20 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fernwood, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 27.15 inHg
Now
919.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 917920
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fernwood, ID
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fernwood, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
3:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fernwood, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:06 PM
Moonset
4:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fernwood, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fernwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Fernwood

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.