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Bloomfield, Montana

Community in Dawson County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Bloomfield

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Theodore Roosevelt National Park (ND), 73 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good-
  • Ozone29Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bloomfield

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 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 Bloomfield, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bloomfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LindsayS0581

At a soil climate station/18.6 mi away/2,871 ft/255 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank680of 1,045

measured daily2 instruments

Richey 7.8 SMT-DW-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.1 mi away/2,604 ft/12 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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GlendiveGNDM8

At a cooperative observer's station/23.1 mi away/2,067 ft/549 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank29of 1,045

Station report

The weather at Glendive(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.6 mi from Bloomfield, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:56 PM 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 Glendive(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 GDVFIG. A THE SKY OVER GLENDIVE(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 MORE0510TITLEGlendive(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GDVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GDV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Glendive(AWOS): temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GDVFIG. B THE AIR AT GLENDIVE(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.5 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEGlendive(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GDVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GDV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Glendive(AWOS), north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 GDVFIG. C THE WIND AT GLENDIVE(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGlendive(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GDVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GDV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Glendive (GNDM8), 23.1 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Bloomfield

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Bloomfield

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