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Jackson, Montana

Community in Beaverhead County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Jackson

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Salmon (ID), 27 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, 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 Jackson

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

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Visibility

How far you can see at Jackson, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Jackson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Polaris 2.7 NMT-BV-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.5 mi away/6,583 ft/106 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Polaris 3NPLSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/15.0 mi away/6,526 ft/49 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Big Hole Pass CTY-278 MP 32, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.1 mi from Jackson, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:45 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

34.0 F with a dew point of 26.9 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Big Hole Pass CTY-278 MP 32: temperature 34.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.9, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTBHPFIG. B THE AIR AT BIG HOLE PASS CTY-278 MP 32THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.4 FTEMPERATURE 34.0 FDEW POINT 26.9 FSPREAD 7.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 Hole Pass CTY-278 MP 32, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTBHPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTBHP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 15 mph.

Plan of the wind at Big Hole Pass CTY-278 MP 32, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTBHPFIG. C THE WIND AT BIG HOLE PASS CTY-278 MP 32PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig Hole Pass CTY-278 MP 32, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTBHPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTBHP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 6,719 ft above sea level, 22 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.34 inHg and the temperature at 35.0 F; it reports 34.0 F, 1.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Big Hole Pass CTY-278 MP 32 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,719 feet above sea level with 22 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.34 inches of mercury, and temperature, 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTBHPFIG. D WHERE BIG HOLE PASS CTY-278 MP 32 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 ATMOSPHEREBIG HOLE PASS CTY-278 MP 3222 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,719 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 HERE23.34 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE35.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED34.0 FTITLEBig Hole Pass CTY-278 MP 32, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTBHPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTBHP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Big Hole Pass CTY-278 MP 32, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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