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Dodson, Montana Weather

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

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

Dodson, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:01 PM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
26%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:18 PM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Dodson, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDodson, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 88°
Dodson, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    88°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°60°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    23%
    83°58°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    69%
    0.24″
    70°62°-13°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    49%
    0.30″
    89°56°+19°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    49%
    79°61°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    81°59°+2°
Dodson, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · veering 119°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 119° from the nnw.
Dodson, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
932.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.54 inHg
Now
932.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 932935
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW935.0932.3932.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dodson, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+17 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — 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
1.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Dodson, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.2mi
UNLIMITED
179 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
02:01 UTC · Dodson, 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
02:01 UTC · Dodson, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dodson, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dodson, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dodson, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:37 AM
Sunrise
11:18 PM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dodson, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dodson, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dodson at a glance

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

ZIP code: 59524

16-Day Forecast — Dodson

  1. Sat88°55°2%
  2. Sun88°60°9%
  3. Mon83°58°23%
  4. Tue70°62°69%
  5. Wed89°56°49%
  6. Thu79°61°49%
  7. Fri81°59°2%
  8. Sat102°63°5%
  9. Sun97°72°5%
  10. Mon98°70°9%
  11. Tue104°71°11%
  12. Wed101°75°13%
  13. Thu85°69°13%
  14. Fri93°62°13%
  15. Sat89°65°10%
  16. Sun86°63°7%

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 — Dodson

SPC includes Dodson 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 Dodson

  • 59524

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.