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Big Sky Colony, Montana

Community in Glacier County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Big Sky Colony

Index 25, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Cut Bank (MT), 25 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Big Sky Colony

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Big Sky Colony, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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On the radar over Big Sky Colony, MontanaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Big Sky Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cut Bank 23.9 NWMT-GR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/4,302 ft/102 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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St. MaryMRYM8

At a cooperative observer's station/31.0 mi away/4,551 ft/351 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Cut Bank (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.0 mi from Big Sky Colony, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 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 Cut Bank (AWOS), 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 CTBFIG. A THE SKY OVER CUT BANK (AWOS)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECut Bank (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CTBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CTB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

34.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Cut Bank (AWOS): temperature 34.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CTBFIG. B THE AIR AT CUT BANK (AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.7 FTEMPERATURE 34.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLECut Bank (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CTBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CTB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cut Bank (AWOS), north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CTBFIG. C THE WIND AT CUT BANK (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECut Bank (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CTBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CTB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cut Bank (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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