Storm Station
Fort Shaw, Montana
46°
Mostly clear· Feels like 42°·Light breeze 8 mph W
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
33%Humidity
12%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Shaw, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Greenfields Weather StationGFWM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.7 mi away/3,802 ft/293 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank349of 702

Golf1GM

At an airfield/18.1 mi away/4,333 ft/824 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank114of 702

Bowmans MT-200 MP 110.4MTBOW

Beside a road/21.7 mi away/4,222 ft/713 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank642of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Fairfield 6.0 ESEMT-CC-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/4,065 ft/556 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

FairfieldFFDM8

At a cooperative observer's station/11.3 mi away/3,986 ft/477 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Golf, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.1 mi from Fort Shaw. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 19,000 ft; the ceiling is 19,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Golf, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 19,000 feet, the ceiling at 19,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 19,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 19,000 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

36.3 F with a dew point of 21.0 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 19,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Golf: temperature 36.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.0, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 19,000 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 3,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 17.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 19,000 FTTEMPERATURE 36.3 FDEW POINT 21.0 FSPREAD 15.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 southwest (250 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Golf, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, 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 1GMFIG. C THE WIND AT GOLFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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

Elsewhere in Montana

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