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Absarokee, Montana

Community in Stillwater County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Absarokee

Index 47, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Billings (MT), 48 miles off.

47Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)47Good-
  • Ozone9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Absarokee

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Absarokee, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Absarokee, MontanaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Absarokee, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Big Timber6S0

At an airfield/32.3 mi away/4,475 ft/434 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank148of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Absarokee 3NEABSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/3.4 mi away/3,885 ft/156 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank708of 1,053

Reed Point 5 SEMT-SW-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.4 mi away/3,826 ft/215 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Big Timber, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.3 mi from Absarokee, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:15 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 Big Timber, 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 6S0FIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG TIMBERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBig Timber, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 6S0TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6S0-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 26.6 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Big Timber: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.6, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6S0FIG. B THE AIR AT BIG TIMBERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.4 FTEMPERATURE 32.0 FDEW POINT 26.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEBig Timber, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6S0TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6S0-2DRAWN 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.

Plan of the wind at Big Timber, 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 6S0FIG. C THE WIND AT BIG TIMBERPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBig Timber, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6S0TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6S0-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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