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Riceville, Montana

Community in Cascade County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Riceville

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Helena (MT), 67 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Riceville

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Riceville, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Riceville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Belt 2.7 NNWMT-CC-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.8 mi away/3,755 ft/636 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank783of 1,053

Sand Coulee 3ESESANM8

At a cooperative observer's station/14.3 mi away/3,867 ft/524 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Malmstrom AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.1 mi from Riceville, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM 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 Malmstrom AFB, 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 GFAFIG. A THE SKY OVER MALMSTROM AFBSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMalmstrom AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GFATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GFA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.4 F with a dew point of 29.3 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 Malmstrom AFB: temperature 35.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.3, 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 GFAFIG. B THE AIR AT MALMSTROM AFBTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.9 FTEMPERATURE 35.4 FDEW POINT 29.3 FSPREAD 6.1 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 POINTTITLEMalmstrom AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GFATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GFA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Malmstrom AFB, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 7 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 GFAFIG. C THE WIND AT MALMSTROM AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMalmstrom AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GFATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GFA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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