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Fort Peck, Montana Weather

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

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

Fort Peck, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:27 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
61%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:12 PM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Fort Peck, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Peck, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 89°
Fort Peck, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    85°57°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°62°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°60°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    68%
    0.80″
    71°59°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    42%
    0.05″
    81°58°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    78°64°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    76°58°-2°
Fort Peck, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 40°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Peck, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
934.9
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.61 inHg
Now
934.9
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934938
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW938.4934.0934.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fort Peck, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
Fort Peck, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.8mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
02:27 UTC · Fort Peck, 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
02:27 UTC · Fort Peck, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Peck, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Peck, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Peck, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:32 AM
Sunrise
11:12 PM
Daylight
15h 55m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort Peck, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort Peck, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Peck at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59223

16-Day Forecast — Fort Peck

  1. Sat85°57°1%
  2. Sun89°62°6%
  3. Mon80°60°6%
  4. Tue71°59°68%
  5. Wed81°58°42%
  6. Thu78°64°32%
  7. Fri76°58°6%
  8. Sat89°63°3%
  9. Sun92°73°4%
  10. Mon91°71°6%
  11. Tue92°69°14%
  12. Wed96°77°14%
  13. Thu88°71°14%
  14. Fri85°63°10%
  15. Sat87°66°13%
  16. Sun82°63°6%

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 — Fort Peck

SPC includes Fort Peck 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 Fort Peck

  • 59223
  • 59248

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.