Storm Station
Square Butte, Montana
60°
Mostly clear· Feels like 60°·Moderate breeze 18 mph WNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
23%Humidity
30%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Square Butte, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

East of Denton MT-81 MP 17MTDEN

Beside a road/22.0 mi away/3,599 ft/460 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank595of 702

Missouri River AT Fort BentonFBNM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.2 mi away/2,635 ft/504 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank305of 702

Fort Benton79S

At an airfield/30.6 mi away/2,867 ft/272 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank541of 702

MoccasinS2119

At a soil climate station/33.6 mi away/4,256 ft/1,117 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Geraldine 12.0 EMT-CH-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.6 mi away/3,157 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

StanfordSTNM8

At a cooperative observer's station/24.9 mi away/4,275 ft/1,136 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Benton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.6 mi from Square Butte. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:15 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 Fort Benton, 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 79SFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT BENTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Benton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 79STYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-79S-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 27.7 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Benton: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.7, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 79SFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT BENTONTHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.5 FTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 27.7 FSPREAD 10.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEFort Benton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 79STYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-79S-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Fort Benton, 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 79SFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT BENTONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFort Benton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 79STYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-79S-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Benton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Stanford (STNM8), 24.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Square Butte

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