Orchard Homes, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard Homes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°56°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°59°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle46%0.01″85°54°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast46%—92°56°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——91°58°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——81°53°-10°
- FridayJul 10Clear——89°49°+8°
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 0 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.
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 0 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
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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Orchard Homes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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.
15-Day Forecast — Orchard Homes
- Sat86°56°2%
- Sun86°59°1%
- Mon85°54°46%
- Tue92°56°46%
- Wed91°58°9%
- Thu81°53°6%
- Fri89°49°3%
- Sat99°54°1%
- Sun82°55°3%
- Mon93°50°4%
- Tue103°57°7%
- Wed102°65°12%
- Thu97°62°13%
- Fri104°62°12%
- Sat100°61°13%
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 Orchard Homes
- 59804