Tensed, Idaho Weather
Tensed, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tensed, Benewah County.
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About Tensed, Idaho
Tensed rests in a wide, shallow valley where the Palouse hills begin their gentle, rolling descent toward the St. Joe River. It lies 29.8 miles north of Moscow, ID (from Moscow, ID: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-south-east of Tekoa. The land here is a rich, dark loam, a fertile canvas that has been shaped by ancient glaciers and the passage of countless seasons. Fields of wheat and barley stretch to the horizon, their golden heads whispering secrets to the wind, punctuated by the darker green of scattered pine stands. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of sun-baked soil and distant evergreen forests, especially potent as the day’s heat begins to wane and the sky bleeds into hues of rose and lavender. The few buildings that comprise Tensed seem to hunker down against the vastness, their weathered wood and metal roofs absorbing the quiet light. The history of Tensed is tied to the earth, a story of homesteaders and farmers drawn by the promise of this fertile ground. For generations, the local economy has been sustained by the bounty of the Palouse, with wheat farming forming the backbone of its existence. This persistent agricultural rhythm has shaped the character of Tensed, fostering a community that understands the deep connection between hard work and the land's generous, if sometimes capricious, offerings. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling thoroughfares, only the quiet hum of machinery in the distance during harvest season and the slow, deliberate pace of life dictated by the sun and the soil. The occasional weathered barn or abandoned fence post stands as a silent sentinel, a subtle echo of lives lived and stories carried on the wind.
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| Location | Tensed, Benewah County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 47.159899°N, 116.921836°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83870 |
| Area Code | 208, 986 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tensed, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tensed, Idaho, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Tensed includes coordinates 47.159899°N, 116.921836°W, situated in Benewah County. ZIP code 83870. Telephone area code: 208, 986. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
