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Cardwell, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 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 12:43 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
45%
Wind
2 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 56 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 90°
Cardwell, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    90°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    0.08″
    91°60°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    0.02″
    79°58°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    53%
    85°55°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    92°59°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    21%
    87°58°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    90°54°+3°
Cardwell, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
036° · veering 61°
Direction
NE
036°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cardwell, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 25.74 inHg
Now
871.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866874
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW874.2866.4871.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cardwell, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10
Cardwell, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.4mi
UNLIMITED
161 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
06:43 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
06:43 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
5:05 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
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cardwell, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cardwell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°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 code: 59721

15-Day Forecast — Cardwell

  1. Sat90°57°5%
  2. Sun91°60°22%
  3. Mon79°58°53%
  4. Tue85°55°53%
  5. Wed92°59°21%
  6. Thu87°58°21%
  7. Fri90°54°5%
  8. Sat96°57°3%
  9. Sun86°61°5%
  10. Mon91°53°9%
  11. Tue100°59°13%
  12. Wed100°68°27%
  13. Thu98°64°29%
  14. Fri95°63°27%
  15. Sat93°65°29%

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 — Cardwell

SPC includes Cardwell 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 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.