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MONTANA · DAWSON COUNTY

Bloomfield

6 people, 2,610 ft above sea level in Dawson County.

2,610 ftElevation, city center
6People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 54°
Sunny now Dew point 41° · SSE 12 mph · high 56°
City of Bloomfield River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM MST
RIGHT NOW Dawson Community Airport (KGDV) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
54° Sunny Feels like 54° · high of 56° near 2 PM
WindSSE 12 mphno gusts
Humidity61%falling to 62% this afternoon
Pressure29.73 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 41° · Dry31° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Wednesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.01 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Dawson County
NWS Glasgow and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:02 AM4:25 PM ↓
9 h 22 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 31 to 43°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 44° / 24°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 32°
0% rain — SE 11 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 31°
0% rain — SW 7 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 34°
0% rain — SSW 5 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
53° 31°
10% rain — N 8 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
43° 26°
40% rain up to 0.2″ WNW 12 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
44° 27°
20% rain — E 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
43° 25°
30% rain up to 0.2″ N 9 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 Bloomfield about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific north of Hawaii three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 2,340 miles back along its path. It came down from about 10,600 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the northern Rockies; 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 Bloomfield stands on

Bloomfield’s center stands about 2,610 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,540 ft to 2,880 ft, a difference of 340 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Clay Butte, about 3,120 ft, 11 miles north.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Tongue River Member of Fort Union Formation (sandstone, shale), from the Early Paleocene to Middle Paleocene, 59 to 66 million years old.

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

Bloomfield, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
2,500 ft2,750 ft3,000 ft BLOOMFIELD2,610 ftHigh point of the line3,120 ftLow point2,420 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 27×. 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 19 mi of the line.

Gravel

Age: Late Miocene to Holocene, less than 7.2 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 1.0 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 Bloomfield’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Bloomfield reaches the Gulf of America by way of Thirteenmile Creek, the Yellowstone, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,850 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Bloomfield≈ 2,850 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF BLOOMFIELD ≈ 2,850 mi to the Gulf of America Thirteenmile Creek → Yellowstone → 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 Bloomfield; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Bloomfield on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Bismarck ND · 200 MI 200 miles east
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MONTANA · DAWSON

Bloomfield

6 people, 2,610 ft above sea level in Dawson County.

2,610 ftElevation
6People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 54°
SunnyDew point 41°
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Today in Bloomfield

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 56° 0%
5p mostly clear night 48° 0%
8p mostly clear night 42° 0%
11p mostly clear night 39° 0%
2a mostly clear night 36° 0%
5a mostly clear night 33° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINWednesday · 40%
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Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
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Thu20%
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Fri30%
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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 Bloomfield stands on

Bloomfield’s center stands about 2,610 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,540 ft to 2,880 ft, a difference of 340 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Clay Butte, about 3,120 ft, 11 miles north.

Bloomfield, northwest to southeast Bloomfield2,610 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 52×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center2,610 ft
Within 3 miles2,540 to 2,880 ft
Lie of the landRolling (340 ft of relief)
High point nearbyClay Butte, 3,120 ft, 11 mi north
Rock at the surfaceTongue River Member of Fort Union Formation
Its ageEarly Paleocene to Middle Paleocene, 59 to 66 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,850 mito the Gulf of AmericaThirteenmile Creek → Yellowstone → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Bloomfield reaches the Gulf of America by way of Thirteenmile Creek, the Yellowstone, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,850 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.