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Chester, Montana

Town in Liberty County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Chester

Index 10, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Havre (MT), 60 miles off.

10Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 3, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Chester

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 Chester, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Chester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Violett ScanVIOM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.1 mi away/3,225 ft/91 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank615of 1,053

ViolettS2118

At a soil climate station/11.1 mi away/3,225 ft/91 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank713of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

ChesterCHEM8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/3,120 ft/14 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank986of 1,053

Station report

The weather at Violett Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 11.1 mi from Chester, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 3,225 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.59 inHg and the temperature at 47.5 F; it reports 30.7 F, 16.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Violett Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,225 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.59 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VIOM8FIG. D WHERE VIOLETT SCAN 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 ATMOSPHEREVIOLETT SCAN11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,225 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 HERE26.59 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED30.7 FTITLEViolett Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP VIOM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VIOM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.44 N, and the day is 10 h 37 min long. Level ground there takes 54 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Violett Scan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 32 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 37 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VIOM8FIG. E THE SUN AT VIOLETT SCANELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 65°EQUINOXES 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°OCT 16, 32°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 37 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 54 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.44 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEViolett Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP VIOM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VIOM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 3,225 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Violett Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:00 am local time; air temperature, 30.7 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VIOM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE30.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEViolett Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP VIOM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VIOM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Violett Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Chester (CHEM8), 0.4 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Chester

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

Near Chester

River and lake gauges