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Choteau, Montana Weather

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

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

Choteau, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 2:36 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
55%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
3:29 PM
Choteau, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChoteau, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 82°
Choteau, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    82°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°58°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    73°52°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    40%
    83°55°+10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    92°59°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    77°59°-15°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°50°+6°
Choteau, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · veering 15°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 275SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the sw.
Choteau, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
883.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 26.09 inHg
Now
883.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 879887
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW886.6879.2883.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Choteau, MT
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 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
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Choteau, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
146 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
08:36 UTC · Choteau, 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
08:36 UTC · Choteau, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Choteau, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Choteau, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Choteau, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
3:29 PM
Civil dusk
10:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Choteau, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Choteau, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Choteau at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 59422

15-Day Forecast — Choteau

  1. Sat82°51°2%
  2. Sun84°58°1%
  3. Mon73°52°40%
  4. Tue83°55°40%
  5. Wed92°59°20%
  6. Thu77°59°14%
  7. Fri83°50°6%
  8. Sat95°56°4%
  9. Sun77°62°5%
  10. Mon88°54°8%
  11. Tue97°60°9%
  12. Wed96°68°15%
  13. Thu93°60°16%
  14. Fri101°64°9%
  15. Sat103°68°10%

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 Choteau

  • 59422

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.