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Ravalli, Montana

Community in Lake County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Ravalli

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Missoula (MT), 31 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good18.7 mi
  • Ozone7Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ravalli

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Ravalli, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ravalli, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Saint IgnatiusSTIM8

At a cooperative observer's station/3.9 mi away/2,927 ft/697 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Arlee 1.6 EMT-LK-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.5 mi away/3,197 ft/427 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Ronanairport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.1 mi from Ravalli, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 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 Ronanairport, 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 7S0FIG. A THE SKY OVER RONANAIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERonanairport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7S0-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.8 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Ronanairport: temperature 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7S0FIG. B THE AIR AT RONANAIRPORTTHE 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 GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 33.8 F, 33.8 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 POINTTITLERonanairport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7S0-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ronanairport, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 6 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 7S0FIG. C THE WIND AT RONANAIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERonanairport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7S0TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-7S0-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Ravalli

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Near Ravalli

River and lake gauges