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Ovando, Montana Weather

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

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

Ovando, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:52 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
61%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:43 PM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Ovando, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOvando, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 81°
Ovando, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°53°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    79°51°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    47%
    86°55°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°56°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    76°51°-11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°44°+7°
Ovando, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 158°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 21 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ovando, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
875.1
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 25.84 inHg
Now
875.1
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 872880
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW879.5872.1874.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ovando, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 16
Ovando, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.9mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
07:52 UTC · Ovando, 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
07:52 UTC · Ovando, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ovando, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ovando, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ovando, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
11:43 PM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
10:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ovando, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ovando, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ovando at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59854

15-Day Forecast — Ovando

  1. Sat81°52°2%
  2. Sun82°53°1%
  3. Mon79°51°47%
  4. Tue86°55°47%
  5. Wed87°56°9%
  6. Thu76°51°5%
  7. Fri83°44°4%
  8. Sat94°50°1%
  9. Sun77°51°3%
  10. Mon86°45°7%
  11. Tue97°53°8%
  12. Wed97°61°15%
  13. Thu93°60°16%
  14. Fri97°57°12%
  15. Sat96°59°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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Ovando

SPC includes Ovando in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Ovando

  • 59854

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.