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Cardwell, Montana Weather

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

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

Cardwell, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:23 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
17%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:43 PM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Cardwell, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCardwell, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 61°H 92°
Cardwell, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    88°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.02″
    92°61°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    58%
    0.22″
    79°57°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    58%
    84°53°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    89°57°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    86°53°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    90°56°+4°
Cardwell, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · backing 110°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 23 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 110° from the nw.
Cardwell, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.4
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 25.73 inHg
Now
871.4
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 869875
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW875.3868.6871.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cardwell, MT
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7
Cardwell, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
172.9mi
UNLIMITED
184 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
02:23 UTC · Cardwell, 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
02:23 UTC · Cardwell, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cardwell, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cardwell, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cardwell, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
11:43 PM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
10:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cardwell, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cardwell, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cardwell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above 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: 59721

16-Day Forecast — Cardwell

  1. Sat88°50°1%
  2. Sun92°61°32%
  3. Mon79°57°58%
  4. Tue84°53°58%
  5. Wed89°57°31%
  6. Thu86°53°18%
  7. Fri90°56°3%
  8. Sat101°60°3%
  9. Sun100°64°5%
  10. Mon101°66°11%
  11. Tue100°66°16%
  12. Wed104°63°24%
  13. Thu102°64°26%
  14. Fri102°61°19%
  15. Sat99°64°24%
  16. Sun93°63°26%

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 — Cardwell

SPC has placed Cardwell 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 Cardwell

  • 59721

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.