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Hillside Colony, Montana Weather

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

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

Hillside Colony, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:35 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
27%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Hillside Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillside Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 79°
Hillside Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    81°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    76°54°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    74°52°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    27%
    81°57°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    87°58°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    72°56°-15°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    84°54°+12°
Hillside Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · backing 38°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Hillside Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
891.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 26.33 inHg
Now
891.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 889893
885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW892.9889.1892.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hillside Colony, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+19 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — 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
0.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49
Hillside Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
148.0mi
UNLIMITED
163 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
00:35 UTC · Hillside 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
00:35 UTC · Hillside Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillside Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillside Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillside 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
4:49 AM
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Daylight
16h 04m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
10:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hillside Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hillside 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 →

Hillside Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Hillside Colony

  1. Sat81°54°0%
  2. Sun76°53°3%
  3. Mon74°52°9%
  4. Tue81°57°27%
  5. Wed87°58°13%
  6. Thu72°56°9%
  7. Fri84°54°1%
  8. Sat91°59°3%
  9. Sun85°63°3%
  10. Mon88°61°10%
  11. Tue99°65°10%
  12. Wed91°65°12%
  13. Thu76°54°14%
  14. Fri84°56°6%
  15. Sat82°57°6%
  16. Sun84°56°9%

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 Hillside Colony

  • 59482

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.