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Brooks, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Brooks, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 9:56 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
33%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:27 PM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Brooks, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrooks, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 60°H 86°
Brooks, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    87°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    33%
    0.09″
    86°60°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    75°57°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    78°57°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    41%
    0.96″
    88°58°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    41%
    75°49°-13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    84°53°+9°
Brooks, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 53°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 22 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3621SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brooks, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
879.0
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.96 inHg
Now
879.0
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 877883
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW883.3877.3879.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Brooks, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
Brooks, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.2mi
UNLIMITED
176 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
03:56 UTC · Brooks, 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
03:56 UTC · Brooks, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brooks, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brooks, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brooks, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
11:27 PM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brooks, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brooks, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brooks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Brooks

  1. Sat87°50°1%
  2. Sun86°60°33%
  3. Mon75°57°48%
  4. Tue78°57°67%
  5. Wed88°58°41%
  6. Thu75°49°41%
  7. Fri84°53°3%
  8. Sat97°59°8%
  9. Sun98°64°8%
  10. Mon97°66°15%
  11. Tue102°66°16%
  12. Wed100°68°30%
  13. Thu90°62°32%
  14. Fri92°58°29%
  15. Sat93°63°23%
  16. Sun90°61°22%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Brooks

SPC has placed Brooks in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Brooks

  • 59457

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.