Storm Station
Prairie Elk Colony, Montana
48°
Mostly clear· Feels like 45°·Light breeze 7 mph SW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 1 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
41%Humidity
24%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Prairie Elk Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Wolf Point INTLOLF

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/1,985 ft/56 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 702

Cow Creek MT-13 MP 19.9MTCOW

Beside a road/26.6 mi away/2,352 ft/311 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank595of 702

Poplar River 4 N PoplarPLRM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.6 mi away/1,969 ft/72 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank298of 702

Wolf Point 29 ENE94060

At a climate reference station/37.7 mi away/2,085 ft/44 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Wolf PointWLFM8

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/2,090 ft/49 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Vida 0.3 WMT-MC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.1 mi away/2,397 ft/356 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Wolf Point INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Prairie Elk Colony. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 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 Wolf Point INTL, 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 OLFFIG. A THE SKY OVER WOLF POINT INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWolf Point INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OLFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

40.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wolf Point INTL: temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLFFIG. B THE AIR AT WOLF POINT INTLTHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.9 FTEMPERATURE 40.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEWolf Point INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wolf Point INTL, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the 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 OLFFIG. C THE WIND AT WOLF POINT INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWolf Point INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Wolf Point (WLFM8), 9.1 miles from here, read 23 Sep, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Prairie Elk Colony

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.