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Dell, Montana Weather

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

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

Dell, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:14 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
17%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Dell, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDell, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 87°
Dell, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    82°44°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    87°56°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    39%
    0.03″
    82°55°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    39%
    77°53°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    26%
    0.08″
    83°55°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    81°49°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°52°+4°
Dell, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · veering 147°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2716SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 147° from the wnw.
Dell, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
820.7
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.24 inHg
Now
820.7
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 815825
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW825.4814.7820.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dell, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Dell, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
178.6mi
UNLIMITED
181 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
02:14 UTC · Dell, 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
02:14 UTC · Dell, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dell, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dell, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dell, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dell, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dell, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59724

16-Day Forecast — Dell

  1. Sat82°44°1%
  2. Sun87°56°11%
  3. Mon82°55°39%
  4. Tue77°53°39%
  5. Wed83°55°26%
  6. Thu81°49°8%
  7. Fri85°52°1%
  8. Sat94°57°1%
  9. Sun96°60°2%
  10. Mon93°66°9%
  11. Tue95°63°23%
  12. Wed97°61°18%
  13. Thu96°67°16%
  14. Fri96°62°21%
  15. Sat96°61°23%
  16. Sun94°60°16%

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 — Dell

SPC has placed Dell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Dell

  • 59724

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.