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Richey, Montana

Town in Dawson County, Montana

Precipitation

What has fallen at Richey

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Richey, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Richey, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LindsayS0581

At a soil climate station/30.2 mi away/2,871 ft/373 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank682of 1,053

PoplarPO1

At an airfield/34.1 mi away/2,024 ft/474 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank209of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Richey 7.8 SMT-DW-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.8 mi away/2,604 ft/106 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Brockton 20 SBKNM8

At a cooperative observer's station/17.6 mi away/2,369 ft/129 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Poplar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 34.1 mi from Richey, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:50 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 Poplar, 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 PO1FIG. A THE SKY OVER POPLARSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPoplar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PO1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PO1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 27 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Poplar: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 27 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PO1FIG. B THE AIR AT POPLARTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 7,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.4 FTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 34.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 27 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 POINTTITLEPoplar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PO1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PO1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Poplar, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 18 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PO1FIG. C THE WIND AT POPLARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPoplar, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PO1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PO1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Brockton 20 S (BKNM8), 17.6 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Richey

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Richey

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