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Belt, Montana Weather

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

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

Belt, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:37 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
29%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Belt, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBelt, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 85°
Belt, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    85°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°61°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    1.1″
    75°55°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    53%
    81°58°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    21%
    90°61°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    78°60°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°56°+7°
Belt, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
282° · backing 36°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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 9 · pk 24 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 36° from the wnw.
Belt, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
894.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 26.42 inHg
Now
894.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+3.7
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 891896
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW896.1891.1894.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Belt, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+16 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44
Belt, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
140.7mi
UNLIMITED
144 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
00:37 UTC · Belt, 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
00:37 UTC · Belt, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Belt, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Belt, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Belt, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
10:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Belt, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 PM
Moonset
11:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Belt, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59412

16-Day Forecast — Belt

  1. Sat85°53°1%
  2. Sun84°60°9%
  3. Mon75°55°53%
  4. Tue81°58°53%
  5. Wed90°61°21%
  6. Thu78°60°21%
  7. Fri85°56°2%
  8. Sat97°63°4%
  9. Sun94°68°3%
  10. Mon98°68°10%
  11. Tue102°69°18%
  12. Wed99°68°18%
  13. Thu86°66°16%
  14. Fri94°59°13%
  15. Sat85°60°12%
  16. Sun92°62°13%

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 — Belt

SPC includes Belt 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 Belt

  • 59412

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.