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Prairie Elk Colony, Montana

Community in McCone County, Montana

Precipitation

What has fallen at Prairie Elk Colony

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 Prairie Elk Colony, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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On the radar over Prairie Elk Colony, MontanaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Prairie Elk Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Wolf PointWLFM8

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/2,090 ft/49 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Vida 0.3 WMT-MC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.1 mi away/2,397 ft/356 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank48of 1,053

Station report

The weather at Wolf Point INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Prairie Elk Colony, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM 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 Wolf Point INTL, 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 OLFFIG. A THE SKY OVER WOLF POINT INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWolf Point INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OLFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.0 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wolf Point INTL: temperature 33.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLFFIG. B THE AIR AT WOLF POINT INTLTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.7 FTEMPERATURE 33.0 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEWolf Point INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Wolf Point INTL, 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 OLFFIG. C THE WIND AT WOLF POINT INTLPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEWolf Point INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Wolf Point (WLFM8), 9.1 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

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