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Hilger, Montana Weather

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

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

Hilger, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:32 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
21%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
11:27 PM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Hilger, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHilger, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 85°
Hilger, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    85°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    75°56°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    64%
    74°57°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    38%
    0.67″
    88°58°+14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    38%
    74°52°-14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°54°+9°
Hilger, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
298° · steady
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2011SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Hilger, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
878.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 25.94 inHg
Now
878.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+4.4
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874880
870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW879.8874.2878.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hilger, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+16 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 — 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
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
1.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 48
Hilger, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
157.2mi
UNLIMITED
169 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
00:32 UTC · Hilger, 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
00:32 UTC · Hilger, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hilger, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hilger, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hilger, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
11:27 PM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hilger, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hilger, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilger at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59451

16-Day Forecast — Hilger

  1. Sat85°52°1%
  2. Sun85°61°31%
  3. Mon75°56°47%
  4. Tue74°57°64%
  5. Wed88°58°38%
  6. Thu74°52°38%
  7. Fri83°54°3%
  8. Sat97°62°6%
  9. Sun97°68°6%
  10. Mon97°67°8%
  11. Tue101°70°19%
  12. Wed99°70°19%
  13. Thu88°65°13%
  14. Fri91°58°13%
  15. Sat91°65°7%
  16. Sun88°60°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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Hilger

SPC has placed Hilger 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 Hilger

  • 59451

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.