Storm Station
Belfry, Montana
63°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 63°·Gentle breeze 12 mph N
Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. North northwest wind around 18 mph.
-UV
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44%Humidity
62%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Belfry, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Cole Creek SnotelCLCM8

A snow pillow on a mountain/16.8 mi away/7,850 ft/3,982 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank397of 702

Roscoe Hill MT-78 MP 18.8MTROH

Beside a road/27.3 mi away/5,335 ft/1,467 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank593of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Bearcreek 0.2 SE (Closed)MT-CB-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.3 mi away/4,525 ft/657 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Red LodgeRELM8

At a cooperative observer's station/12.1 mi away/5,584 ft/1,716 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Cole Creek Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 16.8 mi from Belfry. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 7,850 ft above sea level, 25 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.35 inHg and the temperature at 31.0 F; it reports 35.4 F, 4.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Cole Creek Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 7,850 feet above sea level with 25 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.35 inches of mercury, and temperature, 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLCM8FIG. D WHERE COLE CREEK SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECOLE CREEK SNOTEL25 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT7,850 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE22.35 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE31.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED35.4 FTITLECole Creek Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CLCM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CLCM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 45.19 N, and the day is 11 h 45 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Cole Creek Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 45 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLCM8FIG. E THE SUN AT COLE CREEK SNOTELELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°SEP 27, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 45 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLECole Creek Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP CLCM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CLCM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 7,850 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Cole Creek Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 2:00 am local time; air temperature, 35.4 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLCM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE35.4 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECole Creek Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP CLCM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CLCM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Cole Creek Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Red Lodge (RELM8), 12.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 17:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Belfry

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.