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Fishtail, Montana Weather

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

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

Fishtail, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:09 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
27%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:35 PM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Fishtail, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFishtail, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 88°
Fishtail, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    88°64°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    80°60°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    58%
    0.10″
    84°58°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.02″
    88°59°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    85°59°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°56°
Fishtail, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · backing 174°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 158SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 174° from the nne.
Fishtail, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
864.6
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 25.53 inHg
Now
864.6
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 862868
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW868.0861.7864.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fishtail, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7
Fishtail, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
150.0mi
UNLIMITED
172 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
02:09 UTC · Fishtail, 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
02:09 UTC · Fishtail, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fishtail, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fishtail, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fishtail, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
11:35 PM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fishtail, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fishtail, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fishtail at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59028

16-Day Forecast — Fishtail

  1. Sat88°52°5%
  2. Sun88°63°11%
  3. Mon80°60°45%
  4. Tue84°58°58%
  5. Wed88°59°32%
  6. Thu85°59°29%
  7. Fri85°56°5%
  8. Sat99°62°4%
  9. Sun106°72°6%
  10. Mon100°71°13%
  11. Tue102°73°30%
  12. Wed106°72°35%
  13. Thu105°73°35%
  14. Fri100°62°26%
  15. Sat101°68°19%
  16. Sun90°66°23%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fishtail

SPC has placed Fishtail 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 Fishtail

  • 59028

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.