Storm Station
Babb, Montana
43°
Clear· Feels like 35°·Moderate breeze 16 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
32Air quality
53%Humidity
7%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Babb, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

St. MaryMRYM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.9 mi away/4,551 ft/38 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank567of 702

St. Mary 1 SSW04130

At a climate reference station/9.0 mi away/4,555 ft/42 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

St. MaryMRYM8

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/4,551 ft/38 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Cut Bank 23.9 NWMT-GR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/31.0 mi away/4,302 ft/211 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at St. Mary, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.9 mi from Babb. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:10 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,551 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.32 inHg and the temperature at 42.8 F; it reports 31.1 F, 11.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where St. Mary stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,551 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.32 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRYM8FIG. D WHERE ST. MARY 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 ATMOSPHEREST. MARY15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,551 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 HERE25.32 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED31.1 FTITLESt. Mary, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MRYM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRYM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 48.74 N, and the day is 11 h 43 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at St. Mary, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 41 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 43 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRYM8FIG. E THE SUN AT ST. MARYELEVATION 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 65°EQUINOXES 41°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°SEP 27, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 43 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLESt. Mary, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MRYM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRYM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,551 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:10 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, St. Mary, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 1:10 am local time; air temperature, 31.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRYM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 1:10 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 1:10 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE31.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESt. Mary, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MRYM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRYM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of St. Mary, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Babb

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