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MONTANA · SHERIDAN COUNTY

Antelope

74 people, 2,040 ft above sea level in Sheridan County.

2,040 ftElevation, city center
74People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 46°
Sunny now Dew point 36° · S 13 mph · high 50°
City of Antelope River Interstate 2 miles
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The Antelope plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Antelope

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM MST
RIGHT NOW Sher-Wood Airport (KPWD) · 11:50 AM
Sunny
46° Sunny Feels like 41° · high of 50° near 2 PM
WindS 13 mphgusts 18
Humidity66%falling to 66% this afternoon
Pressure29.74 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 36° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 70.01 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Sheridan County
NWS Glasgow and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:04 AM4:19 PM ↓
9 h 15 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 39°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50° 32°
0% rain — SSE 16, gusts 26 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 33°
0% rain — SW 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 36°
0% rain — SW 5 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
51° 32°
20% rain — NNE 9 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
41° 27°
50% rain up to 0.3″ NNW 10 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
40° 27°
20% rain — E 7 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
39° 24°
30% rain — NNE 10 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Antelope about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific north of Hawaii three days ago, and over British Columbia a day ago, about 2,250 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Antelope stands on

Antelope’s center stands about 2,040 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,960 ft to 2,200 ft, a difference of 240 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Kisler Butte, about 2,630 ft, 13 miles west.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Lebo Member of Fort Union Formation (shale, sandstone, bentonite), from the Early Paleocene, 62 to 66 million years old.

The section below crosses 3 rock units mapped at the surface.

Antelope, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
2,000 ft2,200 ft2,400 ft ANTELOPE2,040 ftBig Muddy Creekabout 1,970 ftHigh point of the line2,550 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 33×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Tongue River Member of Fort Union Formation

Sandstone, shale. Age: Early Paleocene to Middle Paleocene, 59 to 66 million years old. About 20 mi of the line.

Lebo Member of Fort Union Formation

Shale, sandstone, bentonite. Age: Early Paleocene, 62 to 66 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Alluvium

Gravel, sand, silt. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 1.8 million years old. About 0.7 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Antelope’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Antelope reaches the Gulf of America by way of Antelope Creek, Big Muddy Creek, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,870 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Antelope≈ 2,870 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF ANTELOPE ≈ 2,870 mi to the Gulf of America Antelope Creek → Big Muddy Creek → Missouri → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Lake Oahe, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sharpe and Lake Francis Case.

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Antelope; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Antelope on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Minot ND · 149 MI 149 miles east
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MONTANA · SHERIDAN

Antelope

74 people, 2,040 ft above sea level in Sheridan County.

2,040 ftElevation
74People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 46°
SunnyDew point 36°
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Today in Antelope

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 46° 0%
3p partly cloudy day 49° 0%
6p mostly clear night 40° 0%
9p mostly clear night 38° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 36° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 34° 0%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Antelope stands on

Antelope’s center stands about 2,040 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,960 ft to 2,200 ft, a difference of 240 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Kisler Butte, about 2,630 ft, 13 miles west.

Antelope, southwest to northeast Antelope2,040 ftBig Muddy Creekabout 1,970 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 63×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center2,040 ft
Within 3 miles1,960 to 2,200 ft
Lie of the landRolling (240 ft of relief)
High point nearbyKisler Butte, 2,630 ft, 13 mi west
Rock at the surfaceLebo Member of Fort Union Formation
Its ageEarly Paleocene, 62 to 66 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,870 mito the Gulf of AmericaAntelope Creek → Big Muddy Creek → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Antelope reaches the Gulf of America by way of Antelope Creek, Big Muddy Creek, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,870 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Lake Oahe, Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sharpe and Lake Francis Case.

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.