Storm Station
Fox Lake, Montana
57°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 57°·Gentle breeze 10 mph W
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
33%Humidity
58%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fox Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Lambert MT-200 MP 45.0MTLBT

Beside a road/5.2 mi away/2,418 ft/57 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank639of 702

Sidney ScanSISM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.3 mi away/2,274 ft/87 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank492of 702

SidneyS2120

At a soil climate station/18.4 mi away/2,274 ft/87 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Sidney-RichlandSDY

At an airfield/20.0 mi away/1,985 ft/376 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Brockton 20 SBKNM8

At a cooperative observer's station/18.3 mi away/2,369 ft/8 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Savage 1.0 SMT-RC-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/21.0 mi away/1,984 ft/377 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sidney-Richland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.0 mi from Fox Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 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

52.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 41 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sidney-Richland: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 41 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,200 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.2 FTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 23.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 41 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 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Sidney-Richland, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 6 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 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 BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE 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

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Fox Lake

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