Storm Station
Birney, Montana
58°
Mostly clear· Feels like 58°·Light air 4 mph NE
Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
46%Humidity
22%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Birney, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Badger PeakBAFM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.2 mi away/4,193 ft/1,099 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank121of 702

ColstripM46

At an airfield/32.4 mi away/3,425 ft/331 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank541of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Lame Deer 7.9 WSWMT-BH-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.0 mi away/3,433 ft/339 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ColstripCOLM8

At a cooperative observer's station/34.1 mi away/3,225 ft/131 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Colstrip, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.4 mi from Birney. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Colstrip, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M46FIG. A THE SKY OVER COLSTRIPSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEColstrip, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS M46TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-M46-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.5 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Colstrip: temperature 41.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M46FIG. B THE AIR AT COLSTRIPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.6 FTEMPERATURE 41.5 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 6.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEColstrip, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS M46TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-M46-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Colstrip, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M46FIG. C THE WIND AT COLSTRIPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColstrip, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS M46TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-M46-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Colstrip, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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