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Biddle, Montana

Community in Powder River County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Biddle

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Gillette (WY), 56 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone32Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Biddle

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Biddle, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Biddle 8SWBDDM8

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/3,583 ft/307 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank745of 1,053

Station report

The weather at Biddle Hwy 59 MP 0.9, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.5 mi from Biddle, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:45 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

34.0 F with a dew point of 23.8 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Biddle Hwy 59 MP 0.9: temperature 34.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.8, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTBIDFIG. B THE AIR AT BIDDLE HWY 59 MP 0.9THE 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 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.7 FTEMPERATURE 34.0 FDEW POINT 23.8 FSPREAD 10.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEBiddle Hwy 59 MP 0.9, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTBIDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTBID-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 11 mph, gusting 14 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Biddle Hwy 59 MP 0.9, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 11 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 MTBIDFIG. C THE WIND AT BIDDLE HWY 59 MP 0.9PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 11 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBiddle Hwy 59 MP 0.9, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTBIDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTBID-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,494 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.33 inHg and the temperature at 46.5 F; it reports 34.0 F, 12.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Biddle Hwy 59 MP 0.9 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,494 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.33 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTBIDFIG. D WHERE BIDDLE HWY 59 MP 0.9 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 ATMOSPHEREBIDDLE HWY 59 MP 0.912 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,494 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 HERE26.33 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED34.0 FTITLEBiddle Hwy 59 MP 0.9, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTBIDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTBID-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Biddle Hwy 59 MP 0.9, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Biddle 8SW (BDDM8), 8.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

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