Storm Station
Florence, Montana
45°
Mostly clear· Feels like 43°·Light air 4 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
43%Humidity
16%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Florence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Fire Effects RAWS 2MOMM8

A remote fire weather station/6.9 mi away/5,069 ft/1,778 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank211of 702

Lolo North US-93 MP 87.0MTLLN

Beside a road/11.8 mi away/3,176 ft/115 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank593of 702

Missoula/Bell FieldMSO

At an airfield/19.9 mi away/3,189 ft/102 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Florence 3.7 SEMT-RV-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/3,560 ft/269 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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StevensvilleSTEM8

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/3,317 ft/26 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Missoula/Bell Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.9 mi from Florence. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 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 Missoula/Bell Field, 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 MSOFIG. A THE SKY OVER MISSOULA/BELL FIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.0 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Missoula/Bell Field: temperature 33.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSOFIG. B THE AIR AT MISSOULA/BELL FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.7 FTEMPERATURE 33.0 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 6.0 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 POINTTITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Missoula/Bell Field, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 MSOFIG. C THE WIND AT MISSOULA/BELL FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Florence

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