About the station
Latah Weather shows readings from a Tempest weather station in Moscow, Idaho, 2,700 ft above sea level. It reports every minute, and the wind every three seconds, so what you see here is what is happening in Moscow right now, not at the airport or the next town over.
What it measures
- Wind with an ultrasonic sensor (no moving parts): average, gusts and direction.
- Rain with a haptic sensor that feels each drop, so it knows the moment rain starts. Tempest’s “Rain Check” later cross-checks daily totals against radar.
- Lightning up to about 25 miles away, with an estimated distance for each strike.
- Temperature, humidity and pressure, plus sunlight and UV.
The forecast
The forecast comes from Tempest’s forecasting system, which blends weather models with this station’s own readings to correct for local quirks. Official watches and warnings, and the forecasters’ discussion, come from the National Weather Service office in Spokane, which covers the Palouse.
A note on snow
The rain sensor is made for liquid. Snow and ice don’t register reliably, so in winter the rain totals can read low and the forecast is your better guide.
Privacy
No accounts and no tracking. If you turn on alerts, your phone gives us an anonymous delivery address and your choices; that is all we keep, and turning alerts off deletes it. The station’s exact location isn’t published.
Reporting since Jun 8, 2020.