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Carter, Montana Weather

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

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

Carter, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:28 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
64%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:31 PM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Carter, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarter, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 86°
Carter, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    86°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°59°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    48%
    0.10″
    79°57°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    78°59°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    28%
    94°60°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    28%
    82°65°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°54°+3°
Carter, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 118°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 118° from the sw.
Carter, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
908.7
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 26.83 inHg
Now
908.7
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 904910
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW910.0903.7908.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Carter, MT
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 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 2.5DRIVERGood
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Carter, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.3mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
07:28 UTC · Carter, 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
07:28 UTC · Carter, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carter, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carter, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carter, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
11:31 PM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
10:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carter, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carter, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59420

15-Day Forecast — Carter

  1. Sat86°55°3%
  2. Sun86°59°3%
  3. Mon79°57°48%
  4. Tue78°59°48%
  5. Wed94°60°28%
  6. Thu82°65°28%
  7. Fri85°54°8%
  8. Sat98°59°5%
  9. Sun81°67°5%
  10. Mon87°58°9%
  11. Tue99°63°12%
  12. Wed97°70°20%
  13. Thu91°66°11%
  14. Fri101°68°10%
  15. Sat102°71°12%

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.

ZIP codes in Carter

  • 59420

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.