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Circle, Montana

Town in McCone County, Montana

Precipitation

What has fallen at Circle

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Circle, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Circle, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LindsayS0581

At a soil climate station/23.5 mi away/2,871 ft/433 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank682of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Brockway 3 WswBKYM8

At a cooperative observer's station/14.5 mi away/2,608 ft/170 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Wolf Point 27.1 SSWMT-MC-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/25.6 mi away/2,335 ft/103 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lindsay Divide MT-200 MP 296.5, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 16.6 mi from Circle, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

30.0 F with a dew point of 22.7 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lindsay Divide MT-200 MP 296.5: temperature 30.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.7, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTLNDFIG. B THE AIR AT LINDSAY DIVIDE MT-200 MP 296.5THE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.2 FTEMPERATURE 30.0 FDEW POINT 22.7 FSPREAD 7.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLELindsay Divide MT-200 MP 296.5, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTLNDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTLND-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (293 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 49 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lindsay Divide MT-200 MP 296.5, north up: blowing from 293 degrees, the west northwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 9; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTLNDFIG. C THE WIND AT LINDSAY DIVIDE MT-200 MP 296.5PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 293°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELindsay Divide MT-200 MP 296.5, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTLNDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTLND-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,038 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.78 inHg and the temperature at 48.2 F; it reports 30.0 F, 18.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Lindsay Divide MT-200 MP 296.5 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,038 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.78 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTLNDFIG. D WHERE LINDSAY DIVIDE MT-200 MP 296.5 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 ATMOSPHERELINDSAY DIVIDE MT-200 MP 296.511 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,038 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 HERE26.78 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED30.0 FTITLELindsay Divide MT-200 MP 296.5, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTLNDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTLND-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Lindsay Divide MT-200 MP 296.5, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Brockway 3 Wsw (BKYM8), 14.5 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 17:00. measured daily

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