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Horizon Colony, Montana Weather

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

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

Horizon Colony, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 5:03 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
29%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Horizon Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHorizon Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 78°
Horizon Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    78°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°51°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    73°49°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    27%
    79°56°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    87°55°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    72°51°-15°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    77°52°+5°
Horizon Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
251° · backing 26°
Direction
WSW
251°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 10 · pk 26 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2712SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Horizon Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
880.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.01 inHg
Now
880.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+3.8
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 876881
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW881.1876.0880.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Horizon Colony, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+21 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

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

Visibility
133.7mi
UNLIMITED
148 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 · Horizon 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
23:03 UTC · Horizon Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Horizon Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Horizon Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Horizon 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
4:51 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.
Horizon Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Horizon Colony, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Horizon Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Horizon Colony

  1. Sat78°51°0%
  2. Sun78°51°3%
  3. Mon73°49°10%
  4. Tue79°56°27%
  5. Wed87°55°15%
  6. Thu72°51°8%
  7. Fri77°52°1%
  8. Sat91°55°3%
  9. Sun96°66°4%
  10. Mon92°70°8%
  11. Tue97°74°11%
  12. Wed89°61°14%
  13. Thu78°55°18%
  14. Fri84°55°13%
  15. Sat91°59°9%
  16. Sun98°64°10%

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.

ZIP codes in Horizon 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.