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Billings, Montana Weather

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

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

Billings, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:34 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Sunset
3:06 PM
Billings, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBillings, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 93°
Billings, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    93°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    95°65°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    32%
    0.24″
    88°66°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    32%
    77°63°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    30%
    92°58°+15°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    30%
    95°64°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    11%
    91°61°-4°
Billings, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
357° · backing 21°
Direction
N
357°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 4
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 4 · pk 28 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Billings, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
904.5
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 26.71 inHg
Now
904.5
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900905
895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW905.0899.8904.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Billings, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 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
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Billings, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.2mi
UNLIMITED
174 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
07:34 UTC · Billings, 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
07:34 UTC · Billings, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Billings, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Billings, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Billings, 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
11:30 PM
Daylight
15h 36m
Sunset
3:06 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Billings, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Billings, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Billings at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • 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 codes: 59101, 59102, 59105, 59106

15-Day Forecast — Billings

  1. Sat93°60°6%
  2. Sun95°65°27%
  3. Mon88°66°32%
  4. Tue77°63°32%
  5. Wed92°58°30%
  6. Thu95°64°30%
  7. Fri91°61°11%
  8. Sat99°62°10%
  9. Sun98°69°4%
  10. Mon90°61°8%
  11. Tue104°61°16%
  12. Wed107°76°22%
  13. Thu98°71°11%
  14. Fri103°68°18%
  15. Sat108°71°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Billings

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 — Billings

SPC includes Billings 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 Billings

  • 59106
  • 59105
  • 59102
  • 59101
  • 59104
  • 59107
  • 59108
  • 59115
  • 59116
  • 59117

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.