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Elmo, Montana

Community in Lake County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Elmo

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Flathead Valley (MT), 38 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 39 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elmo

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. 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 Elmo, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Elmo, 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

Jette RAWSJETM8

A remote fire weather station/6.8 mi away/3,635 ft/722 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank215of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Lakeside 0.6 SEMT-FH-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.0 mi away/3,095 ft/182 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ronanairport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.4 mi from Elmo, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:35 AM 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 Ronanairport, 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 7S0FIG. A THE SKY OVER RONANAIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERonanairport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7S0-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

30.2 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Ronanairport: temperature 30.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7S0FIG. B THE AIR AT RONANAIRPORTTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 30.2 F, 30.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLERonanairport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7S0-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Ronanairport, 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 7S0FIG. C THE WIND AT RONANAIRPORTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLERonanairport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7S0-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Polson Kerr Dam (KERM8), 11.6 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 Elmo

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

Near Elmo

River and lake gauges