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Pinnacle, Montana Weather

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

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

Pinnacle, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
53%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Pinnacle, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPinnacle, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 78°
Pinnacle, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    78°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°59°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    83°49°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    84°56°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°59°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    72°53°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    77°46°+5°
Pinnacle, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 93°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 227SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pinnacle, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
887.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 26.22 inHg
Now
887.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 887892
880885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW892.1886.9887.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pinnacle, MT
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Pinnacle, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.4mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
11:34 UTC · Pinnacle, 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
11:34 UTC · Pinnacle, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pinnacle, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pinnacle, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pinnacle, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
10:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pinnacle, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pinnacle, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pinnacle at a glance

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

15-Day Forecast — Pinnacle

  1. Sat78°54°0%
  2. Sun79°59°0%
  3. Mon83°49°11%
  4. Tue84°56°13%
  5. Wed81°59°7%
  6. Thu72°53°2%
  7. Fri77°46°3%
  8. Sat85°52°3%
  9. Sun73°53°3%
  10. Mon81°50°5%
  11. Tue89°57°9%
  12. Wed90°62°10%
  13. Thu87°62°10%
  14. Fri95°60°6%
  15. Sat95°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.

ZIP codes in Pinnacle

  • 59916

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.