Ballantine, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ballantine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°57°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle36%—94°62°+3°
- MondayJul 6Showers36%0.29″90°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle35%0.02″72°62°-18°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—94°58°+22°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—95°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear11%—90°64°-5°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Ballantine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- 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: 59006
15-Day Forecast — Ballantine
- Sat91°57°2%
- Sun94°62°36%
- Mon90°67°36%
- Tue72°62°35%
- Wed94°58°29%
- Thu95°67°29%
- Fri90°64°11%
- Sat98°65°7%
- Sun94°70°5%
- Mon89°63°10%
- Tue104°63°17%
- Wed106°78°19%
- Thu97°73°13%
- Fri103°69°21%
- Sat108°75°23%
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 — Ballantine
SPC includes Ballantine 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 Ballantine
- 59006