Storm Station
Zortman, Montana
51°
Mostly clear· Feels like 51°·Gentle breeze 13 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
21%Humidity
24%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Zortman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Zortman MineALDM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.4 mi away/4,672 ft/674 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank108of 702

Hays Site MT-66 MP 10.5MTHAY

Beside a road/9.4 mi away/3,894 ft/104 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank595of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Zortman 10.0 SSWMT-PH-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.9 mi away/3,030 ft/968 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fort Belknap 2 SWBKPM8

At a cooperative observer's station/39.4 mi away/2,524 ft/1,474 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Zortman Mine, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.4 mi from Zortman. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:32 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 28.9 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 Zortman Mine: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.9, 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 ALDM8FIG. B THE AIR AT ZORTMAN MINETHE 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 25.5 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 28.9 FSPREAD 16.1 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 POINTTITLEZortman Mine, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP ALDM8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALDM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (321 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 14 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Zortman Mine, north up: blowing from 321 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 14; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALDM8FIG. C THE WIND AT ZORTMAN MINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 321°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEZortman Mine, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP ALDM8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALDM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,672 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.20 inHg and the temperature at 42.3 F; it reports 45.0 F, 2.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Zortman Mine stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,672 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.20 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALDM8FIG. D WHERE ZORTMAN MINE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREZORTMAN MINE16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,672 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 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE25.20 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.0 FTITLEZortman Mine, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ALDM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALDM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Zortman Mine, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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