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Fords Creek Colony, Montana Weather

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

Fords Creek Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fords Creek Colony, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 2:14 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
54%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:26 PM
Sunset
3:13 PM
Fords Creek Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFords Creek Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 87°
Fords Creek Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    87°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    89°64°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    36%
    81°64°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.09″
    64°60°-17°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.01″
    91°56°+27°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    28%
    83°64°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    83°59°
Fords Creek Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · veering 137°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fords Creek Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.4
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 26.35 inHg
Now
892.4
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 887894
880885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW894.1886.7892.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fords Creek Colony, MT
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-18 in 6h

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
25μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Fords Creek Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
81.3mi
UNLIMITED
166 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
08:14 UTC · Fords Creek Colony, 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
08:14 UTC · Fords Creek Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fords Creek Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fords Creek Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fords Creek Colony, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
11:26 PM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
3:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fords Creek Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fords Creek Colony, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fords Creek Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Fords Creek Colony

  1. Sat87°55°3%
  2. Sun89°64°32%
  3. Mon81°64°36%
  4. Tue64°60°47%
  5. Wed91°56°28%
  6. Thu83°64°28%
  7. Fri83°59°12%
  8. Sat96°59°11%
  9. Sun84°66°11%
  10. Mon86°58°13%
  11. Tue99°63°15%
  12. Wed100°72°16%
  13. Thu93°72°23%
  14. Fri100°68°16%
  15. Sat103°70°17%

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 — Fords Creek Colony

SPC includes Fords Creek Colony 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 Fords Creek Colony

  • 59032

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.