Fort Smith, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Smith weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Clear——93°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—96°68°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle30%—94°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle32%—84°63°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle32%0.03″98°59°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—98°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——93°63°-5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Fort Smith at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59035
15-Day Forecast — Fort Smith
- Sat93°59°5%
- Sun96°68°15%
- Mon94°69°30%
- Tue84°63°32%
- Wed98°59°32%
- Thu98°69°20%
- Fri93°63°8%
- Sat102°61°4%
- Sun101°68°4%
- Mon92°63°8%
- Tue105°69°18%
- Wed107°81°22%
- Thu96°75°15%
- Fri104°71°16%
- Sat109°76°21%
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 Smith
SPC includes Fort Smith 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 Smith
- 59035