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Darby, Montana Weather

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

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

Darby, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:35 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
29%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Darby, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDarby, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 87°
Darby, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    87°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°60°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    51%
    0.27″
    83°58°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.02″
    87°56°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    85°56°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    83°49°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°54°+10°
Darby, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · backing 53°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 53° from the w.
Darby, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
885.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 26.13 inHg
Now
885.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+5.1
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 880888
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW887.6880.1885.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Darby, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 — 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
0.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
1.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49
Darby, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
31%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
159.8mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
00:35 UTC · Darby, 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
00:35 UTC · Darby, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Darby, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Darby, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Darby, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Darby, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 AM
Moonset
11:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Darby, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59829

16-Day Forecast — Darby

  1. Sat87°50°1%
  2. Sun86°60°4%
  3. Mon83°58°51%
  4. Tue87°56°35%
  5. Wed85°56°14%
  6. Thu83°49°4%
  7. Fri93°54°3%
  8. Sat100°59°3%
  9. Sun96°62°3%
  10. Mon99°63°6%
  11. Tue104°64°13%
  12. Wed99°65°11%
  13. Thu97°61°10%
  14. Fri99°62°3%
  15. Sat99°65°12%
  16. Sun102°64°13%

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 — Darby

SPC includes Darby 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 Darby

  • 59829

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.