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Fox Lake, Montana Weather

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

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

Fox Lake, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:47 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
88%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
11:06 PM
Sunset
2:59 PM
Fox Lake, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFox Lake, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 86°
Fox Lake, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    86°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    91°64°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    85°67°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    52%
    0.85″
    70°58°-15°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    52%
    82°55°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    88°64°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    18%
    81°63°-7°
Fox Lake, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · backing 15°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
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 7 · pk 30 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fox Lake, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
932.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.53 inHg
Now
932.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 929933
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW933.4928.9931.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fox Lake, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fox Lake, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
07:47 UTC · Fox Lake, 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
07:47 UTC · Fox Lake, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fox Lake, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fox Lake, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fox Lake, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:27 AM
Sunrise
11:06 PM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
2:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fox Lake, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
9:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fox Lake, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fox Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Fox Lake

  1. Sat87°56°17%
  2. Sun91°64°14%
  3. Mon85°67°14%
  4. Tue70°58°52%
  5. Wed82°55°52%
  6. Thu88°64°22%
  7. Fri81°63°18%
  8. Sat90°60°8%
  9. Sun84°69°10%
  10. Mon80°61°9%
  11. Tue94°61°14%
  12. Wed99°70°9%
  13. Thu91°73°11%
  14. Fri92°64°7%
  15. Sat105°73°9%

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 — Fox Lake

SPC includes Fox Lake 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 Fox Lake

  • 59243

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.