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Fort Peck, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 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 12:11 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
90%
Wind
11 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 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
Fort Peck, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    14%
    0.03″
    87°65°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    81°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    63%
    0.57″
    71°60°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    80°58°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.04″
    82°67°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    21%
    80°62°-2°
Fort Peck, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · backing 162°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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 9 · pk 28 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 137SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 162° from the ssw.
Fort Peck, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
936.6
+2.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.66 inHg
Now
936.6
mb
3h
+2.7
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933937
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW937.1932.8936.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fort Peck, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fort Peck, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
06:11 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
06:11 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
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort Peck, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fort Peck, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Peck at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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

15-Day Forecast — Fort Peck

  1. Sat84°58°2%
  2. Sun87°65°14%
  3. Mon81°68°14%
  4. Tue71°60°63%
  5. Wed80°58°37%
  6. Thu82°67°20%
  7. Fri80°62°21%
  8. Sat87°63°8%
  9. Sun80°68°13%
  10. Mon79°62°12%
  11. Tue90°63°14%
  12. Wed93°73°13%
  13. Thu89°76°6%
  14. Fri89°67°6%
  15. Sat99°73°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 — 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.