Storm Station
Niarada, Montana
48°
Clear· Feels like 46°·Light breeze 4 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
46%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Niarada, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Hot Springs 21NNW - Bassoo PeakBASM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.6 mi away/5,000 ft/2,136 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank397of 702

Elmo US-93 MP 77.5MTELM

Beside a road/12.0 mi away/2,910 ft/46 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank641of 702

PlainsS34

At an airfield/26.4 mi away/2,454 ft/410 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Polson Kerr DamKERM8

At a dam/18.5 mi away/2,733 ft/131 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Marion 1.1 SEMT-FH-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/20.9 mi away/4,055 ft/1,191 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Plains, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.4 mi from Niarada. 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 Plains, 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 S34FIG. A THE SKY OVER PLAINSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPlains, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS S34TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S34-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Plains: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S34FIG. B THE AIR AT PLAINSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 32.0 F, 32.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEPlains, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS S34TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S34-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Plains, 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 S34FIG. C THE WIND AT PLAINSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPlains, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS S34TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-S34-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Polson Kerr Dam (KERM8), 18.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Niarada

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