Choteau, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Choteau weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°51°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°58°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—75°53°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast36%—84°56°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—90°60°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—81°54°-9°
- FridayJul 10Clear——89°54°+8°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Choteau at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above 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: 59422
16-Day Forecast — Choteau
- Sat86°51°1%
- Sun84°58°2%
- Mon75°53°36%
- Tue84°56°36%
- Wed90°60°20%
- Thu81°54°13%
- Fri89°54°2%
- Sat97°62°5%
- Sun95°65°5%
- Mon99°65°11%
- Tue102°66°14%
- Wed98°64°18%
- Thu93°61°19%
- Fri95°55°17%
- Sat86°59°19%
- Sun90°59°17%
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 — Choteau
SPC includes Choteau 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 Choteau
- 59422