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Hobson, Montana

City in Judith Basin County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Hobson

Index 28, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Lewistown (MT), 20 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good19.8 mi
  • Ozone28Good28 ppb19.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good19.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hobson

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. 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 Hobson, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Hobson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

MoccasinS2119

At a soil climate station/5.5 mi away/4,256 ft/147 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank687of 1,053

Lewistown MunicipalLWT

At an airfield/19.4 mi away/4,167 ft/58 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Buffalo 1.7 EMT-FG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.9 mi away/4,271 ft/162 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

StanfordSTNM8

At a cooperative observer's station/19.7 mi away/4,275 ft/166 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank574of 1,053

Station report

The weather at Moccasin Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.5 mi from Hobson, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,256 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.60 inHg and the temperature at 43.8 F; it reports 30.7 F, 13.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Moccasin Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,256 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.60 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSCM8FIG. D WHERE MOCCASIN SCAN 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 ATMOSPHEREMOCCASIN SCAN14 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,256 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 HERE25.60 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED30.7 FTITLEMoccasin Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MSCM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSCM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 47.06 N, and the day is 10 h 41 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Moccasin Scan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 41 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSCM8FIG. E THE SUN AT MOCCASIN SCANELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 41 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.06 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMoccasin Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MSCM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSCM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,256 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Moccasin Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 9:00 pm local time; air temperature, 30.7 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSCM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 9:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 9:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE30.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMoccasin Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MSCM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSCM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Moccasin Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Stanford (STNM8), 19.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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