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Lewistown, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 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 6:39 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
22%
Wind
8 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 58 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 86°
Lewistown, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    85°48°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    40%
    0.07″
    86°58°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    49%
    75°55°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    56%
    79°57°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    0.80″
    87°57°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    44%
    75°52°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    84°53°+9°
Lewistown, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
314° · veering 16°
Direction
NW
314°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the nw.
Lewistown, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
877.3
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 25.91 inHg
Now
877.3
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+5.4
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 872879
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW878.5871.8877.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lewistown, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
1.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
1.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49
Lewistown, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
170.4mi
UNLIMITED
160 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
00:39 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
00:39 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
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lewistown, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lewistown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°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.

ZIP code: 59457

16-Day Forecast — Lewistown

  1. Sat86°48°1%
  2. Sun86°59°40%
  3. Mon75°55°49%
  4. Tue79°57°56%
  5. Wed87°57°44%
  6. Thu75°52°44%
  7. Fri84°53°4%
  8. Sat95°59°5%
  9. Sun95°65°5%
  10. Mon96°66°10%
  11. Tue100°67°19%
  12. Wed99°69°19%
  13. Thu91°64°19%
  14. Fri92°57°13%
  15. Sat93°64°10%
  16. Sun90°58°25%

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 — Lewistown

SPC has placed Lewistown 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 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.