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Montaqua, Montana Weather

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

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

Montaqua, MT
Friday, July 3 at 11:43 PM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
48%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Montaqua, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontaqua, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 91°
Montaqua, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Overcast
    34%
    88°55°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    91°59°+3°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.01″
    94°63°+3°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.02″
    83°61°-11°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    19%
    90°60°+7°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    97°57°+7°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    24%
    91°61°-6°
Montaqua, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
348° · backing 102°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Montaqua, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 26.36 inHg
Now
892.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 888893
880885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW893.2887.8892.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montaqua, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Montaqua, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.6mi
UNLIMITED
167 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
05:43 UTC · Montaqua, 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
05:43 UTC · Montaqua, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Montaqua, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montaqua, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montaqua, MT
Almanac · Friday, July 3
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Montaqua, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
10:18 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Montaqua, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montaqua at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Montaqua

  1. Fri88°55°34%
  2. Sat91°60°3%
  3. Sun94°63°26%
  4. Mon83°61°26%
  5. Tue90°60°19%
  6. Wed97°57°24%
  7. Thu91°61°24%
  8. Fri97°59°8%
  9. Sat104°64°5%
  10. Sun108°66°5%
  11. Mon115°71°7%
  12. Tue107°74°18%
  13. Wed104°69°19%
  14. Thu89°60°19%
  15. Fri82°54°28%
  16. Sat93°53°29%

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 — Montaqua

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Montaqua

  • 59041

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.