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Chinook, Montana Weather

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

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

Chinook, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:30 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
70%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
11:21 PM
Sunset
3:21 PM
Chinook, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChinook, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 86°
Chinook, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    86°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    84°58°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    82°59°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    54%
    0.02″
    74°61°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    94°58°+20°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    25%
    81°62°-13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    10%
    82°56°+1°
Chinook, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 145°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 19 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Chinook, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.44 inHg
Now
929.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 925930
920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW930.1924.9929.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chinook, MT
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 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
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Chinook, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.1mi
UNLIMITED
148 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
07:30 UTC · Chinook, 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
07:30 UTC · Chinook, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chinook, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chinook, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chinook, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:40 AM
Sunrise
11:21 PM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
3:21 PM
Civil dusk
10:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chinook, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chinook, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chinook at a glance

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

ZIP code: 59523

15-Day Forecast — Chinook

  1. Sat86°54°1%
  2. Sun84°58°10%
  3. Mon82°59°29%
  4. Tue74°61°54%
  5. Wed94°58°32%
  6. Thu81°62°25%
  7. Fri82°56°10%
  8. Sat95°57°7%
  9. Sun81°65°7%
  10. Mon87°57°10%
  11. Tue98°62°15%
  12. Wed101°72°25%
  13. Thu92°71°11%
  14. Fri102°68°10%
  15. Sat106°74°7%

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 Chinook

  • 59523

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.