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Fairfield, Montana Weather

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

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

Fairfield, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:36 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Fairfield, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairfield, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 80°
Fairfield, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°57°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    72°51°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    43%
    82°55°+10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    25%
    92°58°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    78°59°-14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°48°+5°
Fairfield, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · steady
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
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 8 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairfield, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
879.7
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 25.98 inHg
Now
879.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 875881
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW881.2875.0879.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fairfield, MT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Fairfield, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.8mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
07:36 UTC · Fairfield, 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
07:36 UTC · Fairfield, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairfield, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairfield, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairfield, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairfield, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairfield, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfield at a glance

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

ZIP code: 59436

15-Day Forecast — Fairfield

  1. Sat80°55°2%
  2. Sun82°57°2%
  3. Mon72°51°43%
  4. Tue82°55°43%
  5. Wed92°58°25%
  6. Thu78°59°14%
  7. Fri83°48°5%
  8. Sat96°55°4%
  9. Sun78°59°5%
  10. Mon87°52°6%
  11. Tue97°59°11%
  12. Wed98°67°16%
  13. Thu93°61°14%
  14. Fri99°63°13%
  15. Sat101°65°10%

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.

ZIP codes in Fairfield

  • 59436

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.