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Whitlash, Montana

Community in Liberty County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Whitlash

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Cut Bank (MT), 55 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Whitlash

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 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 Whitlash, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Whitlash, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Violett ScanVIOM8

At a river or reservoir gauge/32.8 mi away/3,225 ft/728 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank616of 1,045

ViolettS2118

At a soil climate station/32.8 mi away/3,225 ft/728 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank716of 1,045

ShelbySBX

At an airfield/37.9 mi away/3,428 ft/525 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank201of 1,045

measured daily2 instruments

Gold Butte 7NGNSM8

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/3,497 ft/456 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Shelby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 37.9 mi from Whitlash, Montana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:10 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SBX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 46 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shelby: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 46 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.1 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 46 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SBX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Shelby, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShelby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

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