Storm Station
Pleasant Valley Colony, Montana
46°
Clear· Feels like 43°·Light breeze 7 mph WSW
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
30%Humidity
11%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pleasant Valley Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Malmstrom AFBGFA

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/3,527 ft/648 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank118of 702

Monarch Canyon US-89 MP 53.5MTMON

Beside a road/17.0 mi away/5,220 ft/1,045 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank642of 702

Great Falls AirportGTF

At an airfield/18.3 mi away/3,665 ft/510 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Sand Coulee 3ESESANM8

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/3,867 ft/308 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Belt 2.7 NNWMT-CC-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/3,755 ft/420 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Malmstrom AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.3 mi from Pleasant Valley Colony. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 20,000 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 20,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONSCT 20,000 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

33.8 F with a dew point of 20.7 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 20,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Malmstrom AFB: temperature 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 20.7, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 20,000 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 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 20,000 FTTEMPERATURE 33.8 FDEW POINT 20.7 FSPREAD 13.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 south southwest (210 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Malmstrom AFB, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south 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 210°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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Pleasant Valley Colony

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