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Columbus, Montana

Town in Stillwater County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Columbus

Index 30, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Billings (MT), 37 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)30Good-
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Columbus

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. 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 Columbus, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Columbus, 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

Laurel6S8

At an airfield/24.4 mi away/3,470 ft/141 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

ColumbusCOSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/3,625 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.7 mi from Columbus, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 3,960 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.88 inHg and the temperature at 44.9 F; it reports 33.5 F, 11.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,960 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRAM8FIG. D WHERE STILLWATER RIVER 1 NE ABSAROKEE 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 ATMOSPHERESTILLWATER RIVER 1 NE ABSAROKEE14 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,960 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 HERE25.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED33.5 FTITLEStillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SRAM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRAM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 45.54 N, and the day is 10 h 45 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 44 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 45 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRAM8FIG. E THE SUN AT STILLWATER RIVER 1 NE ABSAROKEEELEVATION 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 68°EQUINOXES 44°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 45 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.54 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEStillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SRAM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRAM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 3,960 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 10:15 pm local time; air temperature, 33.5 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRAM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 10:15 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 10:15 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE33.5 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEStillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SRAM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRAM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Stillwater River 1 NE Absarokee, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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