Storm Station
Highwood, Montana
49°
Clear· Feels like 46°·Light breeze 7 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
32%Humidity
11%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Highwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 13.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Missouri River AT Fort BentonFBNM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.2 mi away/2,635 ft/766 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank297of 702

Malmstrom AFBGFA

At an airfield/19.1 mi away/3,527 ft/126 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank110of 702

GeyserMTGYS

Beside a road/27.4 mi away/4,196 ft/795 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank641of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Belt 2.7 NNWMT-CC-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.7 mi away/3,755 ft/354 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fort BentonFTBM8

At a cooperative observer's station/16.6 mi away/2,631 ft/770 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Malmstrom AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.1 mi from Highwood. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 22,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Malmstrom AFB, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 22,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GFAFIG. A THE SKY OVER MALMSTROM AFBSECTION, 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 STATIONSCT 22,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMalmstrom AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GFATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GFA-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

37.0 F with a dew point of 23.0 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 22,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Malmstrom AFB: temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.0, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 22,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GFAFIG. B THE AIR AT MALMSTROM AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 20.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 22,000 FTTEMPERATURE 37.0 FDEW POINT 23.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 POINTTITLEMalmstrom AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GFATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GFA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Malmstrom AFB, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the 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 GFAFIG. C THE WIND AT MALMSTROM AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMalmstrom AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GFATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GFA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Fort Benton (FTBM8), 16.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Highwood

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