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Big Sky Colony, Montana Weather

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

Big Sky Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Big Sky Colony, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:36 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:34 PM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Big Sky Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Sky Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 76°
Big Sky Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    76°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    75°52°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    72°48°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    27%
    80°54°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    83°56°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    72°54°-11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    76°48°+4°
Big Sky Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · steady
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
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 11 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2512SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Big Sky Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 25.74 inHg
Now
871.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
+3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 868875
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW875.2868.0871.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Big Sky Colony, MT
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Big Sky Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.6mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
07:36 UTC · Big Sky Colony, 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
07:36 UTC · Big Sky Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Sky Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Sky Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Sky Colony, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
11:34 PM
Daylight
16h 02m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
10:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Big Sky Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big Sky Colony, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Sky Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Big Sky Colony

  1. Sat76°51°1%
  2. Sun75°52°2%
  3. Mon72°48°22%
  4. Tue80°54°27%
  5. Wed83°56°14%
  6. Thu72°54°7%
  7. Fri76°48°4%
  8. Sat86°50°3%
  9. Sun72°55°5%
  10. Mon81°50°7%
  11. Tue88°55°10%
  12. Wed88°64°13%
  13. Thu85°60°10%
  14. Fri92°58°6%
  15. Sat94°67°6%

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.

ZIP codes in Big Sky Colony

  • 59427

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.