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Sunburst, Montana

Town in Toole County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Sunburst

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Cut Bank (MT), 28 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sunburst

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 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 Sunburst, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sunburst, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ShelbySBX

At an airfield/23.7 mi away/3,428 ft/45 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank208of 1,053

Conrad Ag RcS2117

At a soil climate station/39.9 mi away/3,706 ft/323 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank669of 1,053

measured daily2 instruments

Sunburst 3.4 SEMT-TL-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/3,512 ft/129 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Dunkirk 19NNEDVNM8

At a cooperative observer's station/23.0 mi away/3,327 ft/56 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank31of 1,053

Station report

The weather at Shelby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.7 mi from Sunburst, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 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 Shelby, 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 SBXFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHELBYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEShelby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SBXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SBX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shelby: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBXFIG. B THE AIR AT SHELBYTHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.3 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 35.6 F, 33.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEShelby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SBX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Shelby, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, 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 SBXFIG. C THE WIND AT SHELBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShelby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SBX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dunkirk 19NNE (DVNM8), 23.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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

Near Sunburst

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

Near Sunburst

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