Storm Station
Poplar, Montana
54°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 54°·Gentle breeze 10 mph W
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
26%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Poplar, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PoplarPO1

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/2,024 ft/38 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank455of 702

Poplar River 4 N PoplarPLRM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.3 mi away/1,969 ft/17 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank290of 702

Wolf Point 29 ENE94060

At a climate reference station/13.9 mi away/2,085 ft/99 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

McDonalds MT-13 MP 125.5MTMCD

Beside a road/24.6 mi away/2,684 ft/698 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank593of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Poplar River SitePRSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/14.4 mi away/2,060 ft/74 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Brockton 11.6 NMT-RT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.5 mi away/2,119 ft/133 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Poplar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from Poplar. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:50 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Poplar, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PO1FIG. A THE SKY OVER POPLARSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 10,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPoplar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PO1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PO1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Poplar: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PO1FIG. B THE AIR AT POPLARTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEPoplar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PO1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PO1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Poplar, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PO1FIG. C THE WIND AT POPLARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPoplar, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PO1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PO1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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