Storm Station
Melstone, Montana
31° 61°/40°
Clear· Feels like 28°·Light air 3 mph S
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
57%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
31feels28
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6140
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7042
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7956
19mph
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
6854
23mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6752
13%
16mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
8352
16mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6955
10%
22mph
overcast
31°
61°40°
70°42°
79°56°
68°54°
67°52°
83°52°
69°55°

As of 3:00 AM in Melstone, Montana.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Melstone, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

IngomarMTING

Beside a road/22.3 mi away/3,074 ft/150 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank591of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Melstone 5.7 EMT-RB-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.8 mi away/3,257 ft/333 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Flatwillow 4ENEFLTM8

At a cooperative observer's station/27.3 mi away/3,143 ft/219 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lower Musselshell Agrimet Station Nr Mel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.9 mi from Melstone. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:45 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

-0.3 F with a dew point of -6.7 F, 74 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 Lower Musselshell Agrimet Station Nr Mel: temperature -0.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point -6.7, 74 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 LMMM8FIG. B THE AIR AT LOWER MUSSELSHELL AGRIMET STATION NR MELTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,000-20 F-10 F0 F10 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT -7.9 FTEMPERATURE -0.3 FDEW POINT -6.7 FSPREAD 6.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLELower Musselshell Agrimet Station Nr Mel, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP LMMM8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LMMM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 2,956 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.86 inHg and the temperature at 48.5 F; it reports -0.3 F, 48.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Lower Musselshell Agrimet Station Nr Mel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,956 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.86 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LMMM8FIG. D WHERE LOWER MUSSELSHELL AGRIMET STATION NR MEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERELOWER MUSSELSHELL AGRIMET STATION NR MEL10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,956 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE26.86 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED-0.3 FTITLELower Musselshell Agrimet Station Nr Mel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP LMMM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LMMM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 46.56 N, and the day is 11 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lower Musselshell Agrimet Station Nr Mel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LMMM8FIG. E THE SUN AT LOWER MUSSELSHELL AGRIMET STATION NR MELELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°SEP 27, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.56 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLELower Musselshell Agrimet Station Nr Mel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP LMMM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LMMM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Lower Musselshell Agrimet Station Nr Mel, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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