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Elmo, Montana Weather

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

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

Elmo, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:10 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
18%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Elmo, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElmo, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 85°
Elmo, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    85°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°61°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    75°58°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    84°57°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°60°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    81°53°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    82°55°+1°
Elmo, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
264° · backing 28°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Elmo, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
914.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.01 inHg
Now
914.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 913917
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW917.1912.6914.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elmo, 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 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — 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
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Elmo, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
172.3mi
UNLIMITED
173 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
02:10 UTC · Elmo, 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
02:10 UTC · Elmo, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elmo, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elmo, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elmo, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
10:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elmo, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 AM
Moonset
11:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elmo, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elmo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59915

16-Day Forecast — Elmo

  1. Sat85°56°1%
  2. Sun85°61°1%
  3. Mon75°58°11%
  4. Tue84°57°11%
  5. Wed82°60°4%
  6. Thu81°53°3%
  7. Fri82°55°1%
  8. Sat92°59°2%
  9. Sun83°60°2%
  10. Mon93°61°2%
  11. Tue96°62°8%
  12. Wed94°63°8%
  13. Thu90°60°12%
  14. Fri93°59°13%
  15. Sat88°61°13%
  16. Sun89°63°9%

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.

ZIP codes in Elmo

  • 59915

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.