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Harlowton, Montana Weather

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

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

Harlowton, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 5:03 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
15%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Harlowton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHarlowton, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 90°
Harlowton, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    86°47°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.03″
    90°57°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    54%
    77°56°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    54%
    82°58°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    92°55°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    78°58°-14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    82°53°+4°
Harlowton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
269° · backing 21°
Direction
W
269°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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 9 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Harlowton, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
874.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.81 inHg
Now
874.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+5.9
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 868876
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW875.6868.2874.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Harlowton, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+22 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51
Harlowton, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
23:03 UTC · Harlowton, 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
23:03 UTC · Harlowton, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Harlowton, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Harlowton, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Harlowton, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Harlowton, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Harlowton, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Harlowton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59036

16-Day Forecast — Harlowton

  1. Sat86°47°2%
  2. Sun90°57°20%
  3. Mon77°56°54%
  4. Tue82°58°54%
  5. Wed92°55°40%
  6. Thu78°58°40%
  7. Fri82°53°6%
  8. Sat95°55°4%
  9. Sun101°67°5%
  10. Mon101°73°14%
  11. Tue102°74°23%
  12. Wed99°67°24%
  13. Thu85°57°23%
  14. Fri87°57°13%
  15. Sat91°58°13%
  16. Sun96°61°18%

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 — Harlowton

SPC has placed Harlowton 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 Harlowton

  • 59036

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.