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Ovando, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 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 8:20 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
32%
Wind
11 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 56 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 80°
Ovando, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    83°48°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°56°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    76°53°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    86°52°+10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    84°54°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    82°45°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    88°49°+6°
Ovando, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · veering 9°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 24
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the wnw.
Ovando, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
876.2
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 25.87 inHg
Now
876.2
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 873879
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW878.9872.8876.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ovando, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). 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.

PM 2.5Good
0.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

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
Ovando, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.4mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
02:20 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
02:20 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
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ovando, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ovando at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above 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

16-Day Forecast — Ovando

  1. Sat83°48°1%
  2. Sun80°56°1%
  3. Mon76°53°47%
  4. Tue86°52°47%
  5. Wed84°54°10%
  6. Thu82°45°6%
  7. Fri88°49°1%
  8. Sat97°54°1%
  9. Sun95°58°4%
  10. Mon97°59°7%
  11. Tue103°58°12%
  12. Wed97°58°23%
  13. Thu93°51°23%
  14. Fri97°52°16%
  15. Sat95°58°21%
  16. Sun100°60°23%

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 — Ovando

SPC includes Ovando 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 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.