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Hardin, Montana Weather

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

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

Hardin, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:24 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
18%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:26 PM
Sunset
3:03 PM
Hardin, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHardin, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 97°
Hardin, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    92°57°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    97°61°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    88°65°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    50%
    0.06″
    88°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    34%
    0.07″
    96°62°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    88°63°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    94°61°+6°
Hardin, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · veering 19°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hardin, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.5
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.95 inHg
Now
912.5
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 912917
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW917.1912.3912.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hardin, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Hardin, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
175.1mi
UNLIMITED
180 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
02:24 UTC · Hardin, 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
02:24 UTC · Hardin, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hardin, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hardin, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hardin, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
11:26 PM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
3:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hardin, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hardin, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hardin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°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: 59034

16-Day Forecast — Hardin

  1. Sat92°57°5%
  2. Sun97°61°10%
  3. Mon88°65°50%
  4. Tue88°66°50%
  5. Wed96°62°34%
  6. Thu88°63°34%
  7. Fri94°61°5%
  8. Sat105°65°2%
  9. Sun109°73°5%
  10. Mon106°75°8%
  11. Tue108°77°21%
  12. Wed107°77°33%
  13. Thu108°73°35%
  14. Fri104°68°35%
  15. Sat105°72°13%
  16. Sun101°73°24%

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 — Hardin

SPC has placed Hardin 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 Hardin

  • 59034

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.