Storm Station
Turtle Lake, Montana
44°
Clear· Feels like 44°·Light air 2 mph WSW
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 0 to 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
48%Humidity
7%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Turtle Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bisson Creek SnotelBISM8

A snow pillow on a mountain/3.5 mi away/4,920 ft/1,791 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank509of 702

Ronanairport7S0

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/3,079 ft/50 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 702

Yellow Bay MT-35 MP 18.0MTYLW

Beside a road/14.8 mi away/3,051 ft/78 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank593of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Polson 1.0 SSEMT-LK-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/3,370 ft/241 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Polson Kerr DamKERM8

At a dam/7.9 mi away/2,733 ft/396 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ronanairport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Turtle Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 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 Ronanairport, 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 7S0FIG. A THE SKY OVER RONANAIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERonanairport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7S0-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Ronanairport: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7S0FIG. B THE AIR AT RONANAIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 32.0 F, 32.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLERonanairport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7S0-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Ronanairport, 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 7S0FIG. C THE WIND AT RONANAIRPORTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLERonanairport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7S0-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Polson Kerr Dam (KERM8), 7.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Turtle Lake

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