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Forsyth, Montana Weather

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

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

Forsyth, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 12:49 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
82%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:20 PM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Forsyth, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForsyth, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 59°H 93°
Forsyth, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    93°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    96°68°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    92°73°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    75°63°-17°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    93°61°+18°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    92°68°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    88°66°-4°
Forsyth, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
017° · backing 12°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 26 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Forsyth, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 27.34 inHg
Now
926.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922928
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW927.9922.3925.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forsyth, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Forsyth, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
139 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
06:49 UTC · Forsyth, 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
06:49 UTC · Forsyth, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Forsyth, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forsyth, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forsyth, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
11:20 PM
Daylight
15h 41m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Forsyth, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Forsyth, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forsyth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59327

15-Day Forecast — Forsyth

  1. Sat93°59°21%
  2. Sun96°68°13%
  3. Mon92°73°13%
  4. Tue75°63°40%
  5. Wed93°61°35%
  6. Thu92°68°22%
  7. Fri88°66°14%
  8. Sat99°65°5%
  9. Sun91°72°5%
  10. Mon86°64°11%
  11. Tue102°65°11%
  12. Wed108°77°7%
  13. Thu97°78°5%
  14. Fri104°72°14%
  15. Sat109°79°18%

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 — Forsyth

SPC includes Forsyth 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 Forsyth

  • 59327

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.