Storm Station
Richey, Montana
62°
Mostly clear· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 10 mph W
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
32%Humidity
35%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Richey, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Lambert MT-200 MP 45.0MTLBT

Beside a road/16.1 mi away/2,418 ft/80 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank591of 702

Lindsay 1 ScanLDSM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.2 mi away/2,680 ft/182 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank441of 702

LindsayS0581

At a soil climate station/30.2 mi away/2,871 ft/373 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

PoplarPO1

At an airfield/34.1 mi away/2,024 ft/474 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank456of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Richey 7.8 SMT-DW-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.8 mi away/2,604 ft/106 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Brockton 20 SBKNM8

At a cooperative observer's station/17.6 mi away/2,369 ft/129 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Poplar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 34.1 mi from Richey. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:10 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 Poplar, 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 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 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 MORE0510TITLEPoplar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PO1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PO1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Poplar: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.6 FTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 southwest (240 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Poplar, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 7 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 PO1FIG. C THE WIND AT POPLARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE 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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