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Philipsburg, Montana Weather

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

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

Philipsburg, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 2:22 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
37%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Philipsburg, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPhilipsburg, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 75°
Philipsburg, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    75°49°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77°56°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    61%
    0.07″
    81°54°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    54%
    83°51°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    24%
    85°56°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    76°50°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°49°+7°
Philipsburg, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · backing 28°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 201SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the wsw.
Philipsburg, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
845.5
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 24.97 inHg
Now
845.5
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+4.8
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 839846
830835840845850-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW846.0838.9845.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Philipsburg, MT
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+14 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49
Philipsburg, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
108.3mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
20:22 UTC · Philipsburg, 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
20:22 UTC · Philipsburg, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Philipsburg, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Philipsburg, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Philipsburg, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
15h 41m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
10:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Philipsburg, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Philipsburg, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Philipsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59858

16-Day Forecast — Philipsburg

  1. Sat75°49°3%
  2. Sun77°56°5%
  3. Mon81°54°61%
  4. Tue83°51°54%
  5. Wed85°56°24%
  6. Thu76°50°9%
  7. Fri83°49°2%
  8. Sat92°57°2%
  9. Sun99°62°3%
  10. Mon99°64°7%
  11. Tue101°63°16%
  12. Wed91°63°16%
  13. Thu90°57°16%
  14. Fri94°61°6%
  15. Sat97°62°5%
  16. Sun98°63°6%

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 — Philipsburg

SPC includes Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg

  • 59858

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.