Storm Station
Fairview, Montana
61°
Mostly clear· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 10 mph W
Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
-UV
27Air quality
30%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fairview, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SidneyS2120

At a soil climate station/10.8 mi away/2,274 ft/354 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Sidney ScanSISM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.0 mi away/2,274 ft/354 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank496of 702

Sidney-RichlandSDY

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/1,985 ft/65 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 702

Sioux Pass MT-16 MP 21MTSOO

Beside a road/13.7 mi away/2,434 ft/514 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank642of 702

measured daily2 instruments

SidneySDYM8

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/1,929 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Sidney 1.3 NEMT-RC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.8 mi away/1,935 ft/15 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sidney-Richland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.1 mi from Fairview. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sidney-Richland, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDYFIG. A THE SKY OVER SIDNEY-RICHLANDSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESidney-Richland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SDYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SDY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sidney-Richland: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDYFIG. B THE AIR AT SIDNEY-RICHLANDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.2 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 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 POINTTITLESidney-Richland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SDYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SDY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Sidney-Richland, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDYFIG. C THE WIND AT SIDNEY-RICHLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESidney-Richland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SDYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SDY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sidney (SDYM8), 9.7 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Fairview

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