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Big Timber, Montana Weather

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

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

Big Timber, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:20 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
44%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:35 PM
Sunset
3:12 PM
Big Timber, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Timber, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 91°
Big Timber, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    91°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    93°62°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    86°62°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    27%
    85°60°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.02″
    90°59°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    18%
    91°57°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    11%
    92°56°+1°
Big Timber, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · veering 59°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Big Timber, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
876.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 25.88 inHg
Now
876.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 870878
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW878.4870.2876.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Timber, MT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Big Timber, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.1mi
UNLIMITED
157 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
07:20 UTC · Big Timber, 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
07:20 UTC · Big Timber, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Timber, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Timber, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Timber, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
11:35 PM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
3:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Big Timber, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big Timber, 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 Timber at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59011

15-Day Forecast — Big Timber

  1. Sat91°55°2%
  2. Sun93°62°33%
  3. Mon86°62°33%
  4. Tue85°60°27%
  5. Wed90°59°18%
  6. Thu91°57°18%
  7. Fri92°56°11%
  8. Sat99°56°8%
  9. Sun91°62°8%
  10. Mon91°52°12%
  11. Tue103°57°14%
  12. Wed102°67°22%
  13. Thu86°65°23%
  14. Fri99°63°15%
  15. Sat105°66°17%

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 — Big Timber

SPC includes Big Timber 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 Big Timber

  • 59011

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.