Storm Station
Chester, Montana
46°
Mostly clear· Feels like 40°·Gentle breeze 12 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
46%Humidity
22%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Chester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Violett ScanVIOM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.1 mi away/3,225 ft/91 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank441of 702

ViolettS2118

At a soil climate station/11.1 mi away/3,225 ft/91 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Inverness US-2 MP 337.6MTINV

Beside a road/15.0 mi away/3,264 ft/130 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank641of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Chester 0.4 WSWMT-LY-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/3,152 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ChesterCHEM8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/3,120 ft/14 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Violett Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 11.1 mi from Chester. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 3,225 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.59 inHg and the temperature at 47.5 F; it reports 33.1 F, 14.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Violett Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,225 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.59 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VIOM8FIG. D WHERE VIOLETT SCAN 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 ATMOSPHEREVIOLETT SCAN11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,225 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 HERE26.59 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED33.1 FTITLEViolett Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP VIOM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VIOM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 48.44 N, and the day is 11 h 43 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Violett Scan, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 42 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 VIOM8FIG. E THE SUN AT VIOLETT SCANELEVATION 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 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°SEP 27, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 43 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.44 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEViolett Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP VIOM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VIOM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 3,225 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Violett Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 3:00 am local time; air temperature, 33.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VIOM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 3:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 3:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE33.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEViolett Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP VIOM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VIOM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Violett Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Chester (CHEM8), 0.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Chester

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