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Boulder, Montana Weather

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

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

Boulder, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:15 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Boulder, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBoulder, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 85°
Boulder, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    85°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    85°59°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    59%
    0.22″
    82°57°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    59%
    0.11″
    87°55°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    47%
    89°59°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    19%
    80°57°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    84°54°+4°
Boulder, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · steady
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Boulder, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
851.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 25.15 inHg
Now
851.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 848856
840845850855860-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW855.6847.7851.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Boulder, MT
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 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
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Boulder, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
07:15 UTC · Boulder, 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
07:15 UTC · Boulder, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Boulder, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Boulder, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Boulder, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Daylight
15h 41m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
10:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Boulder, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Boulder, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Boulder at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59632

15-Day Forecast — Boulder

  1. Sat85°54°6%
  2. Sun85°59°28%
  3. Mon82°57°59%
  4. Tue87°55°59%
  5. Wed89°59°47%
  6. Thu80°57°19%
  7. Fri84°54°6%
  8. Sat93°58°5%
  9. Sun79°57°6%
  10. Mon88°54°11%
  11. Tue97°62°15%
  12. Wed97°69°16%
  13. Thu94°65°16%
  14. Fri96°66°18%
  15. Sat95°65°19%

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 — Boulder

SPC includes Boulder 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 Boulder

  • 59632

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.