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Miles City, Montana

City in Custer County, Montana

Precipitation

What has fallen at Miles City

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Miles City, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Miles City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Miles CityMLS

At an airfield/2.6 mi away/2,628 ft/267 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Ismay 27.6 WSWMT-CS-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/28.2 mi away/2,484 ft/123 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

TerryTERM8

At a cooperative observer's station/36.9 mi away/2,241 ft/120 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank987of 1,053

Station report

The weather at Miles City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.6 mi from Miles City, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 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 Miles City, 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 MLSFIG. A THE SKY OVER MILES CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMiles City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MLSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MLS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

29.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Miles City: temperature 29.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLSFIG. B THE AIR AT MILES CITYTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.3 FTEMPERATURE 29.0 FDEW POINT 26.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEMiles City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MLSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MLS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Miles City, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLSFIG. C THE WIND AT MILES CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMiles City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MLSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MLS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Terry (TERM8), 36.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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