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Baker, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Baker, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:17 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
25%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:10 PM
Sunset
2:52 PM
Baker, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBaker, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 100°
Baker, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.01″
    87°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°64°+13°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    86°69°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    66%
    0.04″
    70°61°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    86°59°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    18%
    81°64°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    79°57°-2°
Baker, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 70°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Baker, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
914.4
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.00 inHg
Now
914.4
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 912918
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW917.8911.7914.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Baker, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Baker, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
144.7mi
UNLIMITED
150 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
02:17 UTC · Baker, 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
02:17 UTC · Baker, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Baker, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Baker, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Baker, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:33 AM
Sunrise
11:10 PM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
2:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Baker, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Baker, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baker at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59313

16-Day Forecast — Baker

  1. Sat87°56°45%
  2. Sun100°64°4%
  3. Mon86°69°22%
  4. Tue70°61°66%
  5. Wed86°59°62%
  6. Thu81°64°18%
  7. Fri79°57°13%
  8. Sat91°60°13%
  9. Sun108°69°4%
  10. Mon98°74°5%
  11. Tue106°71°9%
  12. Wed105°75°24%
  13. Thu99°74°26%
  14. Fri95°62°16%
  15. Sat95°68°10%
  16. Sun88°65°6%

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 — Baker

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Baker

  • 59313

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.