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Utica, Montana

Community in Judith Basin County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Utica

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Lewistown (MT), 30 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Utica

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 Utica, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Utica, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

MoccasinS2119

At a soil climate station/9.2 mi away/4,256 ft/230 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank687of 1,053

Lima1LM

At an airfield/25.2 mi away/4,602 ft/116 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Judith River Wma CRNJRWM8

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/5,115 ft/629 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Stanford 0.1 NWMT-JB-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.2 mi away/4,287 ft/199 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Moccasin Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.2 mi from Utica, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,256 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.60 inHg and the temperature at 43.8 F; it reports 33.6 F, 10.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Moccasin Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,256 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.60 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSCM8FIG. D WHERE MOCCASIN SCAN 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 ATMOSPHEREMOCCASIN SCAN14 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,256 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 HERE25.60 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED33.6 FTITLEMoccasin Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MSCM8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSCM8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 47.06 N, and the day is 10 h 41 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Moccasin Scan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 41 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSCM8FIG. E THE SUN AT MOCCASIN SCANELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 41 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.06 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMoccasin Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MSCM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSCM8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,256 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Moccasin Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:00 am local time; air temperature, 33.6 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSCM8FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE33.6 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMoccasin Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MSCM8TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSCM8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Moccasin Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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