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Custer, Montana

Community in Yellowstone County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Custer

Index 30, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Billings (MT), 52 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.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Custer

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 Custer, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Custer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

HyshamHYSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/19.4 mi away/2,644 ft/100 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Big Horn County, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.0 mi from Custer, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:50 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,200 ft, a few clouds at 4,200 ft, scattered at 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Big Horn County, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 00UFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG HORN COUNTYSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 4,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBig Horn County, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 00UTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-00U-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

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; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Big Horn County: 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 00UFIG. B THE AIR AT BIG HORN COUNTYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,200 FTTEMPERATURE 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 POINTTITLEBig Horn County, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 00UTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-00U-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Big Horn County, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 5 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 00UFIG. C THE WIND AT BIG HORN COUNTYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig Horn County, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 00UTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-00U-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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