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East Missoula, Montana Weather

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

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

East Missoula, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 2:36 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
48%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
3:32 PM
East Missoula, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Missoula, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 85°
East Missoula, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    85°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°63°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    85°56°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    47%
    93°58°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°60°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    79°56°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    87°51°+8°
East Missoula, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 37°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
East Missoula, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
905.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.73 inHg
Now
905.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 903908
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW908.1902.7904.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Missoula, MT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
East Missoula, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.2mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
08:36 UTC · East Missoula, 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
08:36 UTC · East Missoula, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Missoula, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Missoula, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Missoula, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
10:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
East Missoula, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
East Missoula, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Missoula at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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.

15-Day Forecast — East Missoula

  1. Sat85°60°2%
  2. Sun84°63°1%
  3. Mon85°56°47%
  4. Tue93°58°47%
  5. Wed89°60°8%
  6. Thu79°56°5%
  7. Fri87°51°3%
  8. Sat97°57°1%
  9. Sun80°57°3%
  10. Mon92°52°5%
  11. Tue101°60°7%
  12. Wed100°68°12%
  13. Thu96°65°13%
  14. Fri104°65°12%
  15. Sat100°63°13%

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 — East Missoula

SPC includes East Missoula in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 East Missoula

  • 59802

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.