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Alder, Montana Weather

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

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

Alder, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:33 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
43%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:46 PM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Alder, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlder, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 87°
Alder, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    87°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    0.01″
    89°57°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    82°58°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    54%
    82°54°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    88°58°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    16%
    84°58°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    87°54°+3°
Alder, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · veering 21°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Alder, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
844.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 24.94 inHg
Now
844.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 840849
835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW849.1839.6844.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Alder, MT
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Alder, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.9mi
UNLIMITED
163 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
07:33 UTC · Alder, 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
07:33 UTC · Alder, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alder, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alder, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alder, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
11:46 PM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alder, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alder, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alder at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59710

15-Day Forecast — Alder

  1. Sat87°53°2%
  2. Sun89°57°20%
  3. Mon82°58°54%
  4. Tue82°54°54%
  5. Wed88°58°19%
  6. Thu84°58°16%
  7. Fri87°54°7%
  8. Sat94°58°4%
  9. Sun86°61°4%
  10. Mon89°53°10%
  11. Tue97°60°15%
  12. Wed95°66°18%
  13. Thu93°61°16%
  14. Fri94°63°19%
  15. Sat92°64°19%

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 — Alder

SPC includes Alder in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Alder

  • 59749
  • 59710

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.