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Weather in Tensed, Idaho

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

Tensed, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
40
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
35°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Tensed, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
52°
11%
8p
50°
9p
47°
17%
10p
47°
14%
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
44°
7a
46°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
51°
12p
52°
1p
52°
2p
53°
3p
52°
4p
L 40°H 55°
Tensed, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    59%
    46°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    13%
    56°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    60°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    59°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°48°
Tensed, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · veering 93°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 93° from the w.
Tensed, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.1
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.35 inHg
Now
926.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 925927
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tensed, ID
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Tensed, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tensed, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:08 PM
Moonset
4:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Tensed, 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 →

Tensed at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°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 Tensed

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.