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Zenith Colony, Montana

Community in Glacier County, Montana

Air quality

The air at Zenith Colony

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Cut Bank (MT), 19 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 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Zenith Colony

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Zenith Colony, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Zenith Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 15.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

ShelbySLBM8

At a cooperative observer's station/33.6 mi away/3,278 ft/945 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank78of 1,053

Station report

The weather at Cut Bank (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.1 mi from Zenith Colony, Montana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:56 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 Cut Bank (AWOS), 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 CTBFIG. A THE SKY OVER CUT BANK (AWOS)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECut Bank (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CTBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CTB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Cut Bank (AWOS): temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CTBFIG. B THE AIR AT CUT BANK (AWOS)THE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.5 FTEMPERATURE 37.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLECut Bank (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CTBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CTB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cut Bank (AWOS), north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 12 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 CTBFIG. C THE WIND AT CUT BANK (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECut Bank (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CTBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CTB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cut Bank (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Shelby (SLBM8), 33.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Zenith Colony

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