Storm Station
Kila, Montana
43°
Clear· Feels like 41°·Light breeze 4 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
56%Humidity
9%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kila, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Blacktail Mtn SnotelBLTM8

A snow pillow on a mountain/10.9 mi away/5,650 ft/2,140 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank503of 702

Flathead River MT 35 MP49MTFLT

Beside a road/13.0 mi away/3,009 ft/501 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank593of 702

KalispellGPI

At an airfield/16.1 mi away/2,979 ft/531 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Kalispell 10.1 SWMT-FH-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/3,255 ft/255 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CrestonCRSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/16.5 mi away/2,953 ft/557 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Kalispell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.1 mi from Kila. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 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 Kalispell, 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 GPIFIG. A THE SKY OVER KALISPELLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEKalispell, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GPITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

28.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Kalispell: temperature 28.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 92 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPIFIG. B THE AIR AT KALISPELLTHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.6 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 28.0 F, 26.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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 POINTTITLEKalispell, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GPITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Kalispell, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPIFIG. C THE WIND AT KALISPELLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKalispell, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GPITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Kalispell, 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 Kila

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