Storm Station
Virginia City, Montana
52°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 52°·Gentle breeze 13 mph W
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
32%Humidity
48%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Virginia City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

EnnisEKS

At an airfield/14.3 mi away/5,349 ft/512 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank29of 702

Norris Hill US-287 MP 60MTNOR

Beside a road/18.6 mi away/5,715 ft/146 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank642of 702

Table MountainS0808

At a soil climate station/39.1 mi away/4,474 ft/1,387 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Ennis 0.3 SSEMT-MD-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.9 mi away/4,956 ft/905 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

EnnisENSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/11.6 mi away/4,954 ft/907 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ennis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.3 mi from Virginia City. 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 Ennis, 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 EKSFIG. A THE SKY OVER ENNISSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEnnis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EKSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ennis: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKSFIG. B THE AIR AT ENNISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.8 FTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLEEnnis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ennis, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKSFIG. C THE WIND AT ENNISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEnnis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ennis (ENSM8), 11.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Virginia City

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