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Springdale Colony, Montana

Community in Meagher County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Springdale Colony

Index 25, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Helena (MT), 49 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Springdale Colony

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. 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 Springdale Colony, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Springdale Colony, 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 now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

TownsendTOWM8

At a cooperative observer's station/26.3 mi away/3,812 ft/1,452 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank785of 1,053

Station report

The weather at Deep Creek US12 MP 23.5, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.0 mi from Springdale Colony, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:00 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

26.0 F with a dew point of 22.9 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Deep Creek US12 MP 23.5: temperature 26.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.9, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTDPCFIG. B THE AIR AT DEEP CREEK US12 MP 23.5THE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.3 FTEMPERATURE 26.0 FDEW POINT 22.9 FSPREAD 3.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEDeep Creek US12 MP 23.5, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTDPCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTDPC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (315 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 8 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 10 mph.

Plan of the wind at Deep Creek US12 MP 23.5, north up: blowing from 315 degrees, the northwest, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 8; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTDPCFIG. C THE WIND AT DEEP CREEK US12 MP 23.5PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 315°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDeep Creek US12 MP 23.5, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTDPCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTDPC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 5,869 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.10 inHg and the temperature at 38.1 F; it reports 26.0 F, 12.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Deep Creek US12 MP 23.5 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,869 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.10 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTDPCFIG. D WHERE DEEP CREEK US12 MP 23.5 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 ATMOSPHEREDEEP CREEK US12 MP 23.519 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,869 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 HERE24.10 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED26.0 FTITLEDeep Creek US12 MP 23.5, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MTDPCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MTDPC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Deep Creek US12 MP 23.5, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Townsend (TOWM8), 26.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 17:00. measured daily

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