Alder, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alder weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——85°46°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—88°58°+3°
- MondayJul 6Rain60%0.07″82°56°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle60%—80°53°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle21%0.02″84°58°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear15%—83°53°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——87°55°+4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Alder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Alder
- Sat85°46°1%
- Sun88°58°27%
- Mon82°56°60%
- Tue80°53°60%
- Wed84°58°21%
- Thu83°53°15%
- Fri87°55°2%
- Sat96°61°2%
- Sun100°66°4%
- Mon97°67°14%
- Tue97°66°25%
- Wed100°65°20%
- Thu100°68°24%
- Fri99°65°21%
- Sat99°66°30%
- Sun95°61°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 has placed Alder 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 Alder
- 59749
- 59710