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Fishtail, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 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 1:44 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
48%
Wind
4 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 58 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 85°
Fishtail, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    85°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    0.04″
    85°61°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    36%
    0.41″
    84°63°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    82°60°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.02″
    87°57°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    90°61°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    88°60°-2°
Fishtail, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · veering 137°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 118SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fishtail, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
864.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 25.52 inHg
Now
864.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 859866
855860865870-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW865.9859.3863.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fishtail, MT
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 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
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Fishtail, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.2mi
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
07:44 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
07:44 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
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fishtail, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fishtail at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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

15-Day Forecast — Fishtail

  1. Sat85°57°5%
  2. Sun85°61°32%
  3. Mon84°63°36%
  4. Tue82°60°40%
  5. Wed87°57°30%
  6. Thu90°61°22%
  7. Fri88°60°9%
  8. Sat94°59°5%
  9. Sun95°67°8%
  10. Mon86°59°10%
  11. Tue101°62°15%
  12. Wed101°70°22%
  13. Thu89°68°23%
  14. Fri96°66°19%
  15. Sat101°70°19%

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 — Fishtail

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 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.