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Acton, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Acton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Acton, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 2:15 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
17%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Sunset
3:08 PM
Acton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastActon, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 91°
Acton, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    91°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°60°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    53%
    83°64°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    53%
    0.11″
    82°62°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    93°58°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    84°61°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°58°+1°
Acton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · veering 34°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the w.
Acton, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
889.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 26.25 inHg
Now
889.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+4.2
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 884889
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW889.2883.6889.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Acton, MT
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+8 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 41
Acton, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
170.4mi
UNLIMITED
168 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:15 UTC · Acton, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:15 UTC · Acton, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Acton, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Acton, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Acton, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
3:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Acton, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Acton, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Acton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59002

16-Day Forecast — Acton

  1. Sat91°54°3%
  2. Sun93°60°9%
  3. Mon83°64°53%
  4. Tue82°62°53%
  5. Wed93°58°34%
  6. Thu84°61°34%
  7. Fri85°58°9%
  8. Sat98°59°4%
  9. Sun106°72°4%
  10. Mon107°76°9%
  11. Tue107°79°21%
  12. Wed107°76°24%
  13. Thu91°62°26%
  14. Fri88°62°12%
  15. Sat92°61°13%
  16. Sun97°65°18%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Acton

SPC has placed Acton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Acton

  • 59002

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.