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Sula, Montana

Community in Ravalli County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Sula

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Hamilton (MT), 31 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sula

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sula, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Sula RAWSSUAM8

A remote fire weather station/0.2 mi away/4,816 ft/220 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank242of 1,053

HamiltonHRF

At an airfield/31.1 mi away/3,605 ft/991 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank86of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Sula 3 ENESULM8

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/4,554 ft/42 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Hamilton 10.2 SSWMT-RV-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.1 mi away/4,094 ft/502 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hamilton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 31.1 mi from Sula, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:50 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 Hamilton, 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 HRFFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAMILTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHamilton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HRFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hamilton: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRFFIG. B THE AIR AT HAMILTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.5 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEHamilton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hamilton, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRFFIG. C THE WIND AT HAMILTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHamilton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

3in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Sula 3 ENE (SULM8), 2.4 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Sula

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

Near Sula

River and lake gauges