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King Ranch Colony, Montana Weather

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

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

King Ranch Colony, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:14 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
23%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:29 PM
Sunset
3:16 PM
King Ranch Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKing Ranch Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 59°H 86°
King Ranch Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    87°49°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    41%
    0.34″
    86°59°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.01″
    74°56°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    54%
    80°57°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    0.51″
    89°59°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    43%
    77°52°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°55°+8°
King Ranch Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
291° · veering 111°
Direction
WNW
291°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 1:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3716SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 111° from the wnw.
King Ranch Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
881.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 26.04 inHg
Now
881.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 879885
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW885.3878.6881.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
King Ranch Colony, MT
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+17 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9
King Ranch Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
46%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
154.7mi
UNLIMITED
181 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
02:14 UTC · King Ranch 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
02:14 UTC · King Ranch Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
King Ranch Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
King Ranch Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
King Ranch 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
4:50 AM
Sunrise
11:29 PM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
King Ranch Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
King Ranch 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 →

King Ranch Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — King Ranch Colony

  1. Sat87°49°1%
  2. Sun86°59°41%
  3. Mon74°56°50%
  4. Tue80°57°54%
  5. Wed89°59°43%
  6. Thu77°52°43%
  7. Fri85°55°3%
  8. Sat98°61°4%
  9. Sun97°66°4%
  10. Mon98°67°10%
  11. Tue102°68°18%
  12. Wed102°70°30%
  13. Thu94°64°32%
  14. Fri95°58°29%
  15. Sat93°63°23%
  16. Sun92°59°22%

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 — King Ranch Colony

SPC has placed King Ranch Colony 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 King Ranch Colony

  • 59457

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.