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Lewistown, Montana Weather

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

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

Lewistown, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:24 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:28 PM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Lewistown, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLewistown, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 83°
Lewistown, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.03″
    85°61°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    41%
    80°58°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    0.01″
    74°58°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    89°56°+15°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    31%
    81°59°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    13%
    80°53°-1°
Lewistown, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · veering 131°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
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 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lewistown, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
875.3
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 25.85 inHg
Now
875.3
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 869877
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW877.2869.2875.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lewistown, MT
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
23μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Lewistown, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.4mi
UNLIMITED
152 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
07:24 UTC · Lewistown, 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
07:24 UTC · Lewistown, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lewistown, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lewistown, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lewistown, 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
11:28 PM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lewistown, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lewistown, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lewistown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below 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.

ZIP code: 59457

15-Day Forecast — Lewistown

  1. Sat83°53°3%
  2. Sun85°61°36%
  3. Mon80°58°41%
  4. Tue74°58°46%
  5. Wed89°56°31%
  6. Thu81°59°31%
  7. Fri80°53°13%
  8. Sat94°56°9%
  9. Sun79°60°9%
  10. Mon84°54°12%
  11. Tue94°60°17%
  12. Wed99°65°18%
  13. Thu90°66°20%
  14. Fri97°63°16%
  15. Sat99°65°24%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Lewistown

SPC includes Lewistown in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Lewistown

  • 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.