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Big Sky Colony, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 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 8:27 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
28%
Wind
11 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 52 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 76°
Big Sky Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    78°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    76°52°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    72°51°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    82°54°+10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    84°56°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    75°53°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    82°52°+7°
Big Sky Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · veering 14°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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 11 · pk 27 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2612SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the w.
Big Sky Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
872.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 25.77 inHg
Now
872.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 870874
865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW874.4869.5872.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Sky Colony, MT
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Big Sky Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.6mi
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
02:27 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
02:27 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
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
11:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big Sky Colony, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Sky Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above 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.

16-Day Forecast — Big Sky Colony

  1. Sat78°51°0%
  2. Sun76°52°5%
  3. Mon72°51°9%
  4. Tue82°54°25%
  5. Wed84°56°11%
  6. Thu75°53°4%
  7. Fri82°52°0%
  8. Sat87°56°2%
  9. Sun84°59°3%
  10. Mon90°58°5%
  11. Tue96°60°8%
  12. Wed87°59°12%
  13. Thu76°52°13%
  14. Fri85°52°13%
  15. Sat80°55°12%
  16. Sun83°54°14%

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.

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.