Orchard Homes, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard Homes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——88°49°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°59°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—85°58°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast37%—94°56°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——85°58°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——87°51°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——94°53°+7°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 12:00 AM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Orchard Homes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Orchard Homes
- Sat88°49°1%
- Sun85°59°1%
- Mon85°58°37%
- Tue94°56°37%
- Wed85°58°6%
- Thu87°51°3%
- Fri94°53°1%
- Sat101°58°2%
- Sun99°61°4%
- Mon101°61°6%
- Tue105°63°10%
- Wed100°62°21%
- Thu97°57°23%
- Fri101°57°13%
- Sat97°63°9%
- Sun103°64°12%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Orchard Homes
SPC includes Orchard Homes 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 Orchard Homes
- 59804