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Missoula, Montana Weather

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

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

Missoula, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:14 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
50%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Missoula, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMissoula, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 86°
Missoula, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    86°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°61°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    47%
    84°54°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    47%
    92°57°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°58°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    81°55°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    88°48°+7°
Missoula, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 101°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 14 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Missoula, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
905.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 26.75 inHg
Now
905.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 904910
900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW909.7904.0905.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Missoula, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Missoula, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.0mi
UNLIMITED
134 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
07:14 UTC · Missoula, 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
07:14 UTC · Missoula, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Missoula, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Missoula, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Missoula, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
10:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Missoula, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Missoula, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Missoula at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 59801, 59802, 59803, 59804, 59808, 59812

15-Day Forecast — Missoula

  1. Sat86°58°2%
  2. Sun85°61°1%
  3. Mon84°54°47%
  4. Tue92°57°47%
  5. Wed90°58°8%
  6. Thu81°55°6%
  7. Fri88°48°3%
  8. Sat98°54°1%
  9. Sun81°55°3%
  10. Mon93°50°4%
  11. Tue102°57°7%
  12. Wed102°65°12%
  13. Thu97°63°13%
  14. Fri103°62°12%
  15. Sat100°61°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Missoula

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.

ZIP codes in Missoula

  • 59812
  • 59808
  • 59803
  • 59802
  • 59801

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.