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Glacier Colony, Montana Weather

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

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

Glacier Colony, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:26 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
27%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Glacier Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGlacier Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 77°
Glacier Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    79°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77°51°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    73°50°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    27%
    81°55°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    85°55°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    74°55°-11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    84°53°+10°
Glacier Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · steady
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 27 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Glacier Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
876.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 25.88 inHg
Now
876.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 873878
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW878.2873.1876.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Glacier Colony, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — 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
1.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Glacier Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
143.7mi
UNLIMITED
157 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 · Glacier Colony, 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 · Glacier Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Glacier Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Glacier Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Glacier Colony, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Daylight
16h 02m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
10:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Glacier Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
11:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Glacier Colony, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Glacier Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Glacier Colony

  1. Sat79°51°0%
  2. Sun77°51°3%
  3. Mon73°50°9%
  4. Tue81°55°27%
  5. Wed85°55°14%
  6. Thu74°55°8%
  7. Fri84°53°1%
  8. Sat90°58°3%
  9. Sun87°63°4%
  10. Mon90°61°8%
  11. Tue98°61°11%
  12. Wed90°64°13%
  13. Thu73°55°12%
  14. Fri87°54°13%
  15. Sat82°58°13%
  16. Sun84°58°14%

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.

ZIP codes in Glacier Colony

  • 59427

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.