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Pioneer Junction, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pioneer Junction, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:37 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
19%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Pioneer Junction, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPioneer Junction, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 84°
Pioneer Junction, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    86°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°62°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°60°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    94°55°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    80°60°-14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    84°52°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    91°53°+7°
Pioneer Junction, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · backing 24°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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 4 · pk 17 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 139SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the sw.
Pioneer Junction, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.51 inHg
Now
931.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+3.4
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928933
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW932.7927.9931.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pioneer Junction, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+15 in 6hPeak ~53 @ 3 AM

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58
Pioneer Junction, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
175.9mi
UNLIMITED
181 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
00:37 UTC · Pioneer Junction, 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
00:37 UTC · Pioneer Junction, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pioneer Junction, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pioneer Junction, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pioneer Junction, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
10:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pioneer Junction, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 AM
Moonset
11:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pioneer Junction, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pioneer Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above 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.

16-Day Forecast — Pioneer Junction

  1. Sat86°52°4%
  2. Sun84°62°0%
  3. Mon87°60°2%
  4. Tue94°55°2%
  5. Wed80°60°1%
  6. Thu84°52°1%
  7. Fri91°53°0%
  8. Sat91°56°1%
  9. Sun92°58°3%
  10. Mon96°57°4%
  11. Tue100°58°6%
  12. Wed93°60°6%
  13. Thu90°59°10%
  14. Fri98°57°3%
  15. Sat101°59°3%
  16. Sun103°59°5%

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.

ZIP codes in Pioneer Junction

  • 59923

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.