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Olney, Montana Weather

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

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

Olney, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:47 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
47%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Sunset
3:42 PM
Olney, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOlney, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 82°
Olney, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°57°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    83°48°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    89°56°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°58°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    75°50°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°46°+8°
Olney, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · backing 13°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Olney, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
904.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 26.71 inHg
Now
904.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 903909
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW908.9902.7904.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Olney, MT
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Olney, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.2mi
UNLIMITED
144 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
07:47 UTC · Olney, 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
07:47 UTC · Olney, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Olney, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Olney, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Olney, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
3:42 PM
Civil dusk
10:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Olney, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Olney, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Olney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59927

15-Day Forecast — Olney

  1. Sat82°56°2%
  2. Sun81°57°0%
  3. Mon83°48°6%
  4. Tue89°56°11%
  5. Wed84°58°6%
  6. Thu75°50°3%
  7. Fri83°46°2%
  8. Sat88°52°2%
  9. Sun76°48°4%
  10. Mon88°49°4%
  11. Tue95°56°7%
  12. Wed90°65°6%
  13. Thu92°61°6%
  14. Fri95°59°0%
  15. Sat96°63°3%

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.

ZIP codes in Olney

  • 59927

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.