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Springwater Colony, Montana

Community in Wheatland County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Springwater Colony

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lewistown (MT), 43 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Springwater Colony

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Springwater Colony, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Springwater Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Kilo1KM

At an airfield/2.3 mi away/4,330 ft/108 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank204of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Ryegate 13.3 WNW (Closed)MT-WH-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.4 mi away/3,856 ft/582 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Judith GapGAPM8

At a cooperative observer's station/15.2 mi away/4,639 ft/201 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Kilo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.3 mi from Springwater Colony, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 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 Kilo, 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 1KMFIG. A THE SKY OVER KILOSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEKilo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1KMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1KM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

31.0 F with a dew point of 24.8 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 Kilo: temperature 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 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 1KMFIG. B THE AIR AT KILOTHE 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 23.5 FTEMPERATURE 31.0 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 6.2 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 POINTTITLEKilo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1KMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1KM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kilo, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1KMFIG. C THE WIND AT KILOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKilo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1KMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1KM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Kilo, 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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