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Colstrip, Montana

City in Rosebud County, Montana

Precipitation

What has fallen at Colstrip

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. 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 Colstrip, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Colstrip, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ColstripM46

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/3,425 ft/189 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,036of 1,053

Badger PeakBAFM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.7 mi away/4,193 ft/957 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank234of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

ColstripCOLM8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/3,225 ft/11 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Colstrip 0.6 NE (Closed)MT-RB-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/3,229 ft/7 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Colstrip, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Colstrip, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Colstrip, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M46FIG. A THE SKY OVER COLSTRIPSECTION, 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: 9 MI0510TITLEColstrip, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS M46TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M46-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

30.2 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Colstrip: temperature 30.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M46FIG. B THE AIR AT COLSTRIPTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.6 FTEMPERATURE 30.2 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEColstrip, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS M46TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M46-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Colstrip, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M46FIG. C THE WIND AT COLSTRIPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColstrip, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS M46TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M46-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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