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Opheim, Montana

Town in Valley County, Montana

Precipitation

What has fallen at Opheim

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Opheim, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 12 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 7 AM.

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What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Opheim, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Opheim 2.6 WMT-VL-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/3,291 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Opheim 10 NOPNM8

At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/2,864 ft/398 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Rock Creek 21 NW Opheim, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 20.9 mi from Opheim, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:30 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,520 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.30 inHg and the temperature at 50.0 F; it reports 17.1 F, 32.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Rock Creek 21 NW Opheim stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,520 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.30 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORHM8FIG. D WHERE ROCK CREEK 21 NW OPHEIM 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 ATMOSPHEREROCK CREEK 21 NW OPHEIM9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,520 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 HERE27.30 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED17.1 FTITLERock Creek 21 NW Opheim, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ORHM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORHM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 32 degrees above the horizon at 48.97 N, and the day is 10 h 35 min long. Level ground there takes 53 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rock Creek 21 NW Opheim, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 32 degrees above the horizon, against 64 at the June solstice, 41 at the equinoxes and 18 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 35 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORHM8FIG. E THE SUN AT ROCK CREEK 21 NW OPHEIMELEVATION 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 64°EQUINOXES 41°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 18°OCT 16, 32°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 35 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 53 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 48.97 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERock Creek 21 NW Opheim, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP ORHM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORHM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 2,520 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:30 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rock Creek 21 NW Opheim, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:30 am local time; air temperature, 17.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORHM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:30 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:30 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE17.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLERock Creek 21 NW Opheim, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP ORHM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ORHM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Rock Creek 21 NW Opheim, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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