Storm Station
Philipsburg, Montana
31°
Mostly clear· Feels like 31°·Light air 1 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
46%Humidity
19%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Philipsburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Philipsburg RAWSPHGM8

A remote fire weather station/1.1 mi away/5,236 ft/3 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank38of 702

Georgetown LakeMTGTL

Beside a road/9.8 mi away/6,522 ft/1,283 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank690of 702

Anaconda3U3

At an airfield/24.0 mi away/5,003 ft/236 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank540of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Philipsburg RsPHIM8

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/5,240 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Philipsburg 10.3 SSWMT-GT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.3 mi away/5,450 ft/211 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Anaconda, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.0 mi from Philipsburg. 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 Anaconda, 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 3U3FIG. A THE SKY OVER ANACONDASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAnaconda, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 3U3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3U3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

31.0 F with a dew point of 24.4 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Anaconda: temperature 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.4, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 3U3FIG. B THE AIR AT ANACONDATHE 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 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.0 FTEMPERATURE 31.0 FDEW POINT 24.4 FSPREAD 6.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEAnaconda, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3U3TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3U3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Anaconda, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, 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 3U3FIG. C THE WIND AT ANACONDAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAnaconda, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3U3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3U3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Anaconda, 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 Philipsburg

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