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Fairview, Montana Weather

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

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

Fairview, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:12 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:03 PM
Sunset
2:57 PM
Fairview, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairview, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 89°
Fairview, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    42%
    89°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    94°65°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    86°67°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    57%
    0.54″
    70°59°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    57%
    83°55°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    92°67°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    20%
    83°63°-9°
Fairview, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · backing 16°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
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 6 · pk 27 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairview, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.1943.3946.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fairview, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fairview, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
71%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
118 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
07:12 UTC · Fairview, 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
07:12 UTC · Fairview, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairview, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairview, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairview, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:24 AM
Sunrise
11:03 PM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
2:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairview, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairview, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 59221

15-Day Forecast — Fairview

  1. Sat89°60°42%
  2. Sun94°65°24%
  3. Mon86°67°24%
  4. Tue70°59°57%
  5. Wed83°55°57%
  6. Thu92°67°20%
  7. Fri83°63°20%
  8. Sat88°59°8%
  9. Sun86°70°12%
  10. Mon82°63°10%
  11. Tue94°60°14%
  12. Wed100°67°12%
  13. Thu92°72°13%
  14. Fri92°63°6%
  15. Sat106°75°9%

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 — Fairview

SPC includes Fairview in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Fairview

  • 59221

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.