Storm Station
Silver Gate, Montana
37° 64°/39°
Clear· Feels like 37°·Light air 3 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
0UV Low
32Air quality
50%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:15 AM
37feels37
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6439
11%
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6142
61%
18mph
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
6138
30%
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
6140
partly cloudy day
Thu
Oct 1
6439
13mph
mostly clear day
Fri
Oct 2
6744
19mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
5940
18%
12mph
overcast
37°
64°39°
61°42°
61°38°
61°40°
64°39°
67°44°
59°40°

As of 2:15 AM in Silver Gate, Montana.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Silver Gate, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Roscoe Hill MT-78 MP 18.8MTROH

Beside a road/32.4 mi away/5,335 ft/2,116 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank595of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Silver Gate 0.2 ENE (Closed)MT-PK-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/7,442 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mystic LakeMYSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/19.8 mi away/6,535 ft/916 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Soda Butte Creek AT Silver Gate, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.6 mi from Silver Gate. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:45 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 7,428 ft above sea level, 24 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.72 inHg and the temperature at 32.5 F; it reports 34.8 F, 2.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Soda Butte Creek AT Silver Gate stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 7,428 feet above sea level with 24 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.72 inches of mercury, and temperature, 32.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBCM8FIG. D WHERE SODA BUTTE CREEK AT SILVER GATE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESODA BUTTE CREEK AT SILVER GATE24 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT7,428 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE22.72 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE32.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED34.8 FTITLESoda Butte Creek AT Silver Gate, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SBCM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBCM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 45.00 N, and the day is 11 h 45 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Soda Butte Creek AT Silver Gate, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 45 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBCM8FIG. E THE SUN AT SODA BUTTE CREEK AT SILVER GATEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°SEP 27, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 45 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.00 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLESoda Butte Creek AT Silver Gate, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SBCM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBCM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 7,428 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:45 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Soda Butte Creek AT Silver Gate, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 1:45 am local time; air temperature, 34.8 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBCM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 1:45 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 1:45 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE34.8 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESoda Butte Creek AT Silver Gate, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SBCM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBCM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Soda Butte Creek AT Silver Gate, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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