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Clinton, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Clinton, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:33 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
29%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Clinton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClinton, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 86°
Clinton, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    87°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°61°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    44%
    82°57°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    44%
    91°55°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    85°58°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    85°51°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°52°+8°
Clinton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
271° · backing 33°
Direction
W
271°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 33° from the w.
Clinton, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
899.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 26.55 inHg
Now
899.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+3.7
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 895901
890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW900.8895.4899.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Clinton, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46
Clinton, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
134.5mi
UNLIMITED
144 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
00:33 UTC · Clinton, 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
00:33 UTC · Clinton, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clinton, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clinton, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clinton, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
15h 44m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
10:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clinton, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clinton, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59825

16-Day Forecast — Clinton

  1. Sat86°53°1%
  2. Sun84°61°2%
  3. Mon82°57°44%
  4. Tue91°55°44%
  5. Wed85°58°9%
  6. Thu85°51°3%
  7. Fri93°52°1%
  8. Sat101°57°1%
  9. Sun96°61°4%
  10. Mon100°62°6%
  11. Tue104°61°13%
  12. Wed99°63°13%
  13. Thu96°57°10%
  14. Fri99°57°3%
  15. Sat96°61°3%
  16. Sun103°63°6%

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 — Clinton

SPC includes Clinton 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 Clinton

  • 59825

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.