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Pioneer Junction, Montana

Community in Lincoln County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Pioneer Junction

Index 65, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Libby (MT), 4 miles off.

65Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)65Moderate4.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)43Good4.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 39 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Pioneer Junction

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Pioneer Junction, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Pioneer Junction, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

LibbyLBMM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.0 mi away/2,139 ft/161 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank600of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Libby1 NE RsLBYM8

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/2,156 ft/144 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Libby 2.3 NNEMT-LN-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/2,316 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Crystal Creek US-2 MP 53.1, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 15.4 mi from Pioneer Junction, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

35.0 F with a dew point of 32.9 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Crystal Creek US-2 MP 53.1: temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.9, 92 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTCRYFIG. B THE AIR AT CRYSTAL CREEK US-2 MP 53.1THE 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 F50 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.4 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 35.0 F, 32.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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 POINTTITLECrystal Creek US-2 MP 53.1, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTCRYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTCRY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Crystal Creek US-2 MP 53.1, 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 MTCRYFIG. C THE WIND AT CRYSTAL CREEK US-2 MP 53.1PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLECrystal Creek US-2 MP 53.1, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTCRYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTCRY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,038 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.78 inHg and the temperature at 48.2 F; it reports 35.0 F, 13.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Crystal Creek US-2 MP 53.1 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,038 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.78 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTCRYFIG. D WHERE CRYSTAL CREEK US-2 MP 53.1 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 ATMOSPHERECRYSTAL CREEK US-2 MP 53.111 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,038 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 HERE26.78 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED35.0 FTITLECrystal Creek US-2 MP 53.1, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTCRYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTCRY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Crystal Creek US-2 MP 53.1, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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