Laurel, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—92°55°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle15%0.02″95°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast49%—85°64°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers49%0.04″89°62°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain26%0.11″95°59°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—89°61°-6°
- FridayJul 10Clear——93°58°+4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Laurel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59044
16-Day Forecast — Laurel
- Sat93°55°11%
- Sun95°63°15%
- Mon85°64°49%
- Tue89°62°49%
- Wed95°59°26%
- Thu89°61°26%
- Fri93°58°5%
- Sat105°62°4%
- Sun111°73°3%
- Mon105°72°8%
- Tue107°74°21%
- Wed109°73°39%
- Thu110°71°39%
- Fri103°64°26%
- Sat104°67°16%
- Sun100°70°13%
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 — Laurel
SPC has placed Laurel 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 Laurel
- 59044