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Carlton, Montana

Community in Missoula County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Carlton

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Missoula (MT), 12 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good12.2 mi
  • Ozone5Good3 ppb12.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good12.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Carlton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 9 AM. 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 Carlton, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Carlton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

StevensvilleSTEM8

At a cooperative observer's station/10.7 mi away/3,317 ft/114 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Missoula/Bell Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.4 mi from Carlton, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 1/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Missoula/Bell Field, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 1/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSOFIG. A THE SKY OVER MISSOULA/BELL FIELDSECTION, 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 SHEETVV 200 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/4 MI0510TITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Missoula/Bell Field: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSOFIG. B THE AIR AT MISSOULA/BELL FIELDTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 32.0 F, 32.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Missoula/Bell Field, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSOFIG. C THE WIND AT MISSOULA/BELL FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Missoula/Bell Field, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Carlton

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

Near Carlton

River and lake gauges