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Lima, Montana Weather

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

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

Lima, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:27 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
48%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:50 PM
Sunset
3:18 PM
Lima, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLima, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 81°
Lima, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    84°54°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    81°55°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    24%
    81°48°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    24%
    86°53°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    10%
    81°51°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    84°48°+3°
Lima, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · backing 53°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lima, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
810.6
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 23.94 inHg
Now
810.6
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 805816
800805810815820-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW816.0805.3810.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lima, MT
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Lima, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
83.0mi
UNLIMITED
170 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
07:27 UTC · Lima, 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
07:27 UTC · Lima, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lima, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lima, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lima, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
11:50 PM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
3:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lima, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lima, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lima at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59739

15-Day Forecast — Lima

  1. Sat81°50°2%
  2. Sun84°54°27%
  3. Mon81°55°24%
  4. Tue81°48°24%
  5. Wed86°53°24%
  6. Thu81°51°10%
  7. Fri84°48°3%
  8. Sat89°51°2%
  9. Sun84°56°2%
  10. Mon88°47°7%
  11. Tue95°53°14%
  12. Wed91°64°13%
  13. Thu89°56°13%
  14. Fri90°56°13%
  15. Sat92°58°21%

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 — Lima

SPC includes Lima 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 Lima

  • 59739

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.