Storm Station
Fairfield, Montana
37° 60°/35°
Clear· Feels like 32°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 2 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
50%Humidity
8%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
37feels32
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6035
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7146
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
6845
25mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
5846
16mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
7041
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7852
18mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6448
10%
mostly clear day
37°
60°35°
71°46°
68°45°
58°46°
70°41°
78°52°
64°48°

As of 3:00 AM in Fairfield, Montana.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fairfield, 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

Greenfields Weather StationGFWM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.4 mi away/3,802 ft/182 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank341of 702

Choteau South US-287 MP 56.0MTCTS

Beside a road/12.8 mi away/4,573 ft/589 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank641of 702

Golf1GM

At an airfield/20.5 mi away/4,333 ft/349 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank109of 702

measured daily2 instruments

FairfieldFFDM8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/3,986 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Fairfield 2.9 NNEMT-TN-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/3,950 ft/34 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Golf, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.5 mi from Fairfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 22,000 ft; the ceiling is 22,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Golf, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 22,000 feet, the ceiling at 22,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1GMFIG. A THE SKY OVER GOLFSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 22,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 22,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGolf, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1GMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1GM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 22.6 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 22,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Golf: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.6, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 22,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1GMFIG. B THE AIR AT GOLFTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 22,000 FTTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 22.6 FSPREAD 16.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLEGolf, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1GMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1GM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Golf, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1GMFIG. C THE WIND AT GOLFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGolf, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1GMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1GM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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