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Niarada, Montana

Community in Flathead County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Niarada

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Thompson Falls (MT), 36 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 12 AM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Niarada

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 Niarada, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Niarada, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PlainsS34

At an airfield/26.4 mi away/2,454 ft/410 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank683of 1,045

measured daily2 instruments

Marion 1.1 SEMT-FH-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/20.9 mi away/4,055 ft/1,191 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank77of 1,045

Station report

The weather at Plains, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.4 mi from Niarada, Montana. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Plains, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S34FIG. A THE SKY OVER PLAINSSECTION, 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 SHEETFEW 100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPlains, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS S34TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-S34-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

28.4 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 100 ft.

Chart of the air at Plains: temperature 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S34FIG. B THE AIR AT PLAINSTHE 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 GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 28.4 F, 28.4 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 POINTTITLEPlains, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS S34TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-S34-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Plains, 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 S34FIG. C THE WIND AT PLAINSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPlains, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS S34TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-S34-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Polson Kerr Dam (KERM8), 18.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

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