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Broadus, Montana

Town in Powder River County, Montana

Precipitation

What has fallen at Broadus

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. 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 Broadus, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Broadus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Broadus4BQ

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/3,025 ft/6 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank580of 1,053

Broadus 3.6 ENE (Closed)MT-PR-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/3,043 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Coalwood MT-59 MP 55.9, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 21.5 mi from Broadus, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:15 AM 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 Coalwood MT-59 MP 55.9: 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 MTCWDFIG. B THE AIR AT COALWOOD MT-59 MP 55.9THE 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 POINTTITLECoalwood MT-59 MP 55.9, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTCWDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTCWD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (225 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 10 mph.

Plan of the wind at Coalwood MT-59 MP 55.9, north up: blowing from 225 degrees, the southwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTCWDFIG. C THE WIND AT COALWOOD MT-59 MP 55.9PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 225°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECoalwood MT-59 MP 55.9, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTCWDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTCWD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,353 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.47 inHg and the temperature at 47.0 F; it reports 34.0 F, 13.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Coalwood MT-59 MP 55.9 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,353 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.47 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTCWDFIG. D WHERE COALWOOD MT-59 MP 55.9 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 ATMOSPHERECOALWOOD MT-59 MP 55.912 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,353 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 HERE26.47 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED34.0 FTITLECoalwood MT-59 MP 55.9, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTCWDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTCWD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Coalwood MT-59 MP 55.9, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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