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Birney, Montana Weather

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

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

Birney, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:21 AM
63
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:23 PM
Sunset
2:57 PM
Birney, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBirney, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 92°
Birney, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    36%
    92°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°68°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    27%
    93°71°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    35%
    84°65°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    95°65°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    94°66°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    10%
    90°65°-4°
Birney, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
028° · steady
Direction
NNE
028°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 6
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 6 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Birney, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
904.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 26.70 inHg
Now
904.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900906
895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW905.9899.7904.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Birney, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Birney, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.0mi
UNLIMITED
180 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
07:21 UTC · Birney, 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
07:21 UTC · Birney, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Birney, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Birney, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Birney, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
11:23 PM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
2:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Birney, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Birney, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Birney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59012

15-Day Forecast — Birney

  1. Sat92°60°36%
  2. Sun96°68°9%
  3. Mon93°71°27%
  4. Tue84°65°35%
  5. Wed95°65°35%
  6. Thu94°66°22%
  7. Fri90°65°10%
  8. Sat101°62°6%
  9. Sun97°70°9%
  10. Mon88°61°9%
  11. Tue105°61°13%
  12. Wed109°74°16%
  13. Thu99°73°22%
  14. Fri102°69°23%
  15. Sat109°74°16%

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 — Birney

SPC includes Birney 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 Birney

  • 59043

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.