Storm Station
Rader Creek, Montana
43°
Mostly clear· Feels like 40°·Light breeze 4 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
43%Humidity
14%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rader Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Homestake PassMTHOM

Beside a road/6.4 mi away/6,342 ft/1,002 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank592of 702

WhitehallWHHM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.9 mi away/4,482 ft/858 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank76of 702

Butte/Bert MooneyBTM

At an airfield/11.5 mi away/5,545 ft/205 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 702

Table MountainS0808

At a soil climate station/34.9 mi away/4,474 ft/866 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Butte 2.8 SEMT-SB-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.2 mi away/5,508 ft/168 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Butte - Montana TechMTTM8

At a cooperative observer's station/16.3 mi away/5,767 ft/427 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Butte/Bert Mooney, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.5 mi from Rader Creek. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 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 Butte/Bert Mooney, 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 BTMFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUTTE/BERT MOONEYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEButte/Bert Mooney, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BTMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BTM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

31.0 F with a dew point of 24.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Butte/Bert Mooney: temperature 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTMFIG. B THE AIR AT BUTTE/BERT MOONEYTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.5 FTEMPERATURE 31.0 FDEW POINT 24.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEButte/Bert Mooney, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BTMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BTM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Butte/Bert Mooney, 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 BTMFIG. C THE WIND AT BUTTE/BERT MOONEYPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEButte/Bert Mooney, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BTMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BTM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Butte/Bert Mooney, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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