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Gallatin Gateway, Montana Weather

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

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

Gallatin Gateway, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:26 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
19%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGallatin Gateway, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 59°H 87°
Gallatin Gateway, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°49°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    87°59°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    60%
    77°56°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    60%
    0.21″
    81°53°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Rain
    22%
    0.21″
    88°55°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    19%
    81°52°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    86°53°+5°
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
298° · backing 62°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2813SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the wnw.
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
849.2
-3.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.08 inHg
Now
849.2
mb
3h
-3.0
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 847854
840845850855860-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW854.2846.9849.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
0.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
167.4mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
02:26 UTC · Gallatin Gateway, 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
02:26 UTC · Gallatin Gateway, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gallatin Gateway, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gallatin Gateway, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gallatin Gateway, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gallatin Gateway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59730

16-Day Forecast — Gallatin Gateway

  1. Sat84°49°0%
  2. Sun87°59°27%
  3. Mon77°56°60%
  4. Tue81°53°60%
  5. Wed88°55°22%
  6. Thu81°52°19%
  7. Fri86°53°2%
  8. Sat98°59°3%
  9. Sun99°65°6%
  10. Mon99°65°14%
  11. Tue100°65°27%
  12. Wed104°63°28%
  13. Thu102°65°29%
  14. Fri101°61°20%
  15. Sat100°65°25%
  16. Sun95°60°26%

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 — Gallatin Gateway

SPC has placed Gallatin Gateway in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Gallatin Gateway

  • 59718
  • 59730

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.