Monarch, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monarch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——79°53°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—78°58°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm65%1.9″74°52°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle65%—75°55°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle45%0.06″86°58°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—72°55°-14°
- FridayJul 10Clear——75°54°+3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Monarch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59463
16-Day Forecast — Monarch
- Sat79°53°2%
- Sun78°58°21%
- Mon74°52°65%
- Tue75°55°65%
- Wed86°58°45%
- Thu72°55°25%
- Fri75°54°4%
- Sat89°58°8%
- Sun92°69°6%
- Mon89°71°11%
- Tue92°68°24%
- Wed92°63°24%
- Thu77°56°23%
- Fri81°57°16%
- Sat86°62°9%
- Sun90°65°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 — Monarch
SPC includes Monarch 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 Monarch
- 59463