Storm Station
Westby, Montana
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Moderate breeze 16 mph W
Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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31%Humidity
55%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Westby, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Plentywood Sher-WoodPWD

At an airfield/22.2 mi away/2,231 ft/126 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank454of 702

Big Muddy Creek 3 SW AntelopeBGCM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.0 mi away/1,995 ft/110 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank229of 702

measured daily2 instruments

WestbyWSBM8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/2,100 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Plentywood 4.5 NEMT-SH-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/20.3 mi away/2,233 ft/128 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Plentywood Sher-Wood, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.2 mi from Westby. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:10 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 Plentywood Sher-Wood, 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 PWDFIG. A THE SKY OVER PLENTYWOOD SHER-WOODSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPlentywood Sher-Wood, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PWDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Plentywood Sher-Wood: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWDFIG. B THE AIR AT PLENTYWOOD SHER-WOODTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.0 FTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEPlentywood Sher-Wood, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Plentywood Sher-Wood, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 7 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 PWDFIG. C THE WIND AT PLENTYWOOD SHER-WOODPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPlentywood Sher-Wood, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Plentywood Sher-Wood, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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