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Churchill, Montana Weather

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

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

Churchill, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:18 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
46%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Churchill, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChurchill, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 88°
Churchill, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    88°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.02″
    89°58°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    58%
    83°54°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    58%
    83°55°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    28%
    93°55°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    28%
    89°55°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    90°50°+1°
Churchill, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
278° · veering 85°
Direction
W
278°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 248SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Churchill, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
862.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 25.45 inHg
Now
862.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 857865
850855860865870-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW864.7856.7862.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Churchill, MT
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 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
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Churchill, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.0mi
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
07:18 UTC · Churchill, 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
07:18 UTC · Churchill, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Churchill, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Churchill, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Churchill, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Daylight
15h 36m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Churchill, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Churchill, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Churchill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Churchill

  1. Sat88°55°2%
  2. Sun89°58°38%
  3. Mon83°54°58%
  4. Tue83°55°58%
  5. Wed93°55°28%
  6. Thu89°55°28%
  7. Fri90°50°8%
  8. Sat97°53°6%
  9. Sun89°59°8%
  10. Mon90°49°11%
  11. Tue101°55°16%
  12. Wed101°66°14%
  13. Thu99°60°13%
  14. Fri100°59°21%
  15. Sat103°62°23%

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 — Churchill

SPC includes Churchill 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 Churchill

  • 59741

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.