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Heron, Montana

Community in Sanders County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Heron

Index 68, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Libby (MT), 30 miles off.

68Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)68Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 59, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 12 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Heron

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. 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 Heron, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Heron, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Heron 2NWHERM8

At a cooperative observer's station/2.0 mi away/2,247 ft/13 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank593of 1,045

Noxon 4.2 WNWMT-SN-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/2,313 ft/53 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank98of 1,045

Station report

The weather at Noxon - Chicago Ridge, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.4 mi from Heron, Montana. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 5,242 ft above sea level, 18 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.67 inHg and the temperature at 40.3 F; it reports 44.6 F, 4.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Noxon - Chicago Ridge stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,242 feet above sea level with 18 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.67 inches of mercury, and temperature, 40.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHIM8FIG. D WHERE NOXON - CHICAGO RIDGE 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 ATMOSPHERENOXON - CHICAGO RIDGE18 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,242 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 HERE24.67 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE40.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.6 FTITLENoxon - Chicago Ridge, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CHIM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CHIM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.05 N, and the day is 10 h 34 min long. Level ground there takes 54 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Noxon - Chicago Ridge, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 32 degrees above the horizon, against 65 at the June solstice, 42 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 34 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHIM8FIG. E THE SUN AT NOXON - CHICAGO RIDGEELEVATION 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 65°EQUINOXES 42°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 17, 32°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 34 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 54 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.05 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLENoxon - Chicago Ridge, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP CHIM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CHIM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 5,242 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Noxon - Chicago Ridge, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 17, 2026, 4:00 am local time; air temperature, 44.6 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHIM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 17, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 17, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE44.6 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLENoxon - Chicago Ridge, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP CHIM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CHIM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Noxon - Chicago Ridge, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Heron 2NW (HERM8), 2.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Heron

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

Near Heron

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