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East Missoula, Montana

Community in Missoula County, Montana

Air quality

The air at East Missoula

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Missoula (MT), 4 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good4.3 mi
  • Ozone5Good1 ppb4.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good4.3 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at East Missoula

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at East Missoula, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest East Missoula, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Missoula 3.1 EMT-MS-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/3,269 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Missoula/Bell Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from East Missoula, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Missoula/Bell Field, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSOFIG. A THE SKY OVER MISSOULA/BELL FIELDSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Missoula/Bell Field: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSOFIG. B THE AIR AT MISSOULA/BELL FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.1 FTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Missoula/Bell Field, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSOFIG. C THE WIND AT MISSOULA/BELL FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMissoula/Bell Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Missoula 6 NW Wfo (MSOM8), 7.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near East Missoula

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

Near East Missoula

River and lake gauges