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Gildford, Montana Weather

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

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

Gildford, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 11:54 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
43%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
11:25 PM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Gildford, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGildford, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 86°
Gildford, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    86°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°56°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    78°56°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    50%
    75°60°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    32%
    0.37″
    88°57°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    25%
    74°56°-14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    80°56°+6°
Gildford, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 41°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 41° from the sw.
Gildford, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
918.0
+2.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.11 inHg
Now
918.0
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 914918
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW917.6913.9917.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Gildford, MT
Air quality
17
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 17 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
7.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 34

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Gildford, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.5mi
UNLIMITED
152 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
17:54 UTC · Gildford, 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
17:54 UTC · Gildford, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gildford, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gildford, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gildford, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:44 AM
Sunrise
11:25 PM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
10:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gildford, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gildford, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gildford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59525

16-Day Forecast — Gildford

  1. Sat86°50°1%
  2. Sun81°56°2%
  3. Mon78°56°35%
  4. Tue75°60°50%
  5. Wed88°57°32%
  6. Thu74°56°25%
  7. Fri80°56°3%
  8. Sat93°59°5%
  9. Sun99°69°5%
  10. Mon98°79°7%
  11. Tue102°74°13%
  12. Wed97°67°15%
  13. Thu82°62°16%
  14. Fri84°59°5%
  15. Sat92°64°12%
  16. Sun98°68°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 — Gildford

SPC includes Gildford in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Gildford

  • 59525

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.