Storm Station
Sand Coulee, Montana
43°
Clear· Feels like 40°·Light breeze 6 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
30%Humidity
11%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sand Coulee, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Malmstrom AFBGFA

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/3,527 ft/61 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank113of 702

Great Falls AirportGTF

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/3,665 ft/199 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Monarch Canyon US-89 MP 53.5MTMON

Beside a road/24.0 mi away/5,220 ft/1,754 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank641of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Sand Coulee 3ESESANM8

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/3,867 ft/401 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Great Falls 6.2 SMT-CC-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/3,323 ft/143 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Malmstrom AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Sand Coulee. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 23,000 ft; the ceiling is 23,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Malmstrom AFB, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 23,000 feet, the ceiling at 23,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONOVC 23,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 23,000 FTVISIBILITY, 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-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

33.0 F with a dew point of 21.6 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 23,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Malmstrom AFB: temperature 33.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.6, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 23,000 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 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 23,000 FTTEMPERATURE 33.0 FDEW POINT 21.6 FSPREAD 11.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 southeast (160 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Malmstrom AFB, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, 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 GFAFIG. C THE WIND AT MALMSTROM AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE 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 Sand Coulee

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