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Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, Montana

Medium airport in Gallatin County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Helena (MT), 70 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Airfield

Code
BZN
ICAO
KBZN
IATA
BZN
Field elevation
4,473 ft
Serves
Bozeman
Kind
Medium airport
Scheduled service
Yes
Its own instrument
BZN
Wind now
Calm, read 15 Oct, 22:56

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
03 / 21 unlit2,650 ft75 ftAsphalt46° / 226°CalmCalm
11 / 295,050 ft75 ftAsphalt136° / 316°CalmCalm
11G / 29G unlit2,802 ft80 ftGrass136° / 316°CalmCalm
12 / 308,994 ft150 ftAsphalt136° / 316°CalmCalm
0321112911G29G12302,500 ftN
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale.

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Bozeman/Gallatin (BZN), Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

38 F at 9 PM; 50 F at its warmest, 4 PM, and 27 F at its coolest, 2 AM.

Now
38F
9 PM
Highest
50F
4 PM
Lowest
27F
2 AM
Temperature and Dew point at Bozeman/Gallatin, temperature from 27.0 to 50.0, the latest 38.0; dew point from 26.0 to 33.0, the latest 33.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF20304050Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMFREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 33 F, the air 82% saturated; the humidity ran from 48% at 4 PM to 96% at 5 AM.

Dew point now
33F
9 PM
Humidity now
82%
Humidity, range
48 to 96%
Relative humidity at Bozeman/Gallatin, relative humidity from 48 to 96, the latest 82, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%406080100Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

1 mph from the south southeast at 9 PM; at its strongest 5 mph, 7 AM, and no gust reported.

Now
1mph
from the south southeast
Strongest
5mph
7 AM
Highest gust
-
none reported
Wind at Bozeman/Gallatin, wind from 0 to 5, the latest 1, in miles an hour.WINDmph0246Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Wind direction at Bozeman/Gallatin, wind direction from 20 to 320, the latest 160, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

30.71 inHg at 9 PM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.27 inHg higher than a day before.

Now
30.71inHg
9 PM
3 hours
+0.03inHg
rising
24 hours
+0.27inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Bozeman/Gallatin, pressure, altimeter from 30.44 to 30.71, the latest 30.71, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg30.4030.5030.6030.7030.80Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003

Visibility

10 miles or more every hour.

Now
10+mi
Lowest
10+mi
Hours under a mile
0
Visibility at Bozeman/Gallatin, visibility from 10.0 to 10.0, the latest 10.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 3,900 ft at 5 AM; a base was reported in 5 of the hours.

Lowest base now
-
Lowest in 24 hours
3,900ft
5 AM
Hours with a base reported
5
Lowest cloud base at Bozeman/Gallatin, lowest cloud base from 3,900 to 6,500, the latest 6,500, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft3,0004,0005,0006,0007,000Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMVFR

How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001

Precipitation

None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Wettest hour
-
Hours with some
0

How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002

Bozeman/Gallatin: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Bozeman/GallatinBZN

At an airfield/0.7 mi away/4,475 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Bozeman Agrimet StationBWSM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.3 mi away/4,797 ft/324 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Table MountainS0808

At a soil climate station/20.9 mi away/4,474 ft/1 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

measured daily2 instruments

Belgrade 1.3 NNWMT-GN-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/4,414 ft/59 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Bozeman 6 W Exp FarmBZMM8

On a farm or research station/7.2 mi away/4,774 ft/301 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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