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Circle, Montana Weather

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

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

Circle, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:09 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:11 PM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Circle, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCircle, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 87°
Circle, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    87°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    91°62°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    86°68°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    55%
    0.82″
    73°59°-13°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    38%
    84°57°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    87°68°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    22%
    81°64°-6°
Circle, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
119° · veering 17°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the ese.
Circle, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.44 inHg
Now
929.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926930
920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW930.3925.8929.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Circle, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Circle, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
139 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
07:09 UTC · Circle, 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
07:09 UTC · Circle, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Circle, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Circle, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Circle, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:32 AM
Sunrise
11:11 PM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Circle, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Circle, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Circle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59215

15-Day Forecast — Circle

  1. Sat87°56°7%
  2. Sun91°62°13%
  3. Mon86°68°13%
  4. Tue73°59°55%
  5. Wed84°57°38%
  6. Thu87°68°16%
  7. Fri81°64°22%
  8. Sat92°61°9%
  9. Sun84°68°9%
  10. Mon81°61°9%
  11. Tue96°63°15%
  12. Wed100°73°11%
  13. Thu93°76°13%
  14. Fri95°68°13%
  15. Sat105°77°6%

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 — Circle

SPC includes Circle 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 Circle

  • 59215

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.