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Duncan Ranch Colony, Montana Weather

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

Duncan Ranch Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 5:08 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
17%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDuncan Ranch Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 89°
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    85°49°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    89°58°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    55%
    77°55°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    55%
    84°57°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    38%
    90°54°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    78°56°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    82°51°+4°
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
269° · backing 29°
Direction
W
269°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 30 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2714SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
870.4
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 25.70 inHg
Now
870.4
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+6.2
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 864872
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW871.7864.2870.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+22 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 51
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
178.6mi
UNLIMITED
184 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
23:08 UTC · Duncan Ranch Colony, 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
23:08 UTC · Duncan Ranch Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Duncan Ranch Colony, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Duncan Ranch Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Duncan Ranch Colony

  1. Sat85°49°2%
  2. Sun89°58°33%
  3. Mon77°55°55%
  4. Tue84°57°55%
  5. Wed90°54°38%
  6. Thu78°56°38%
  7. Fri82°51°5%
  8. Sat94°54°4%
  9. Sun100°66°7%
  10. Mon99°70°15%
  11. Tue102°71°23%
  12. Wed98°65°24%
  13. Thu88°55°23%
  14. Fri87°55°13%
  15. Sat91°56°13%
  16. Sun95°58°18%

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 — Duncan Ranch Colony

SPC has placed Duncan Ranch Colony 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 Duncan Ranch Colony

  • 59036

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.