Storm Station
Columbus, Montana
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Partly cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
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-Air quality
49%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Columbus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Reedpoint I-90 MP 390.8MTRDP

Beside a road/16.2 mi away/3,783 ft/172 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank593of 702

Laurel6S8

At an airfield/24.4 mi away/3,470 ft/141 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

ColumbusCOSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/3,625 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Columbus 6.0 SSEMT-SW-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/4,580 ft/969 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.7 mi from Columbus. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:15 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 3,960 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.88 inHg and the temperature at 44.9 F.

Section from sea level of where Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,960 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRAM8FIG. D WHERE STILLWATER RIVER 1 NE ABSAROKEE 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 ATMOSPHERESTILLWATER RIVER 1 NE ABSAROKEE14 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,960 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 HERE25.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.9 FTITLEStillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SRAM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SRAM8-1DRAWN 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 45.54 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 Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 44 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 SRAM8FIG. E THE SUN AT STILLWATER RIVER 1 NE ABSAROKEEELEVATION 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 44°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 45.54 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEStillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SRAM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SRAM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 3,960 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:15 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 2:15 am local time.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRAM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 2:15 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 2:15 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEStillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SRAM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SRAM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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