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Plains, Montana Weather

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

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

Plains, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:29 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
62°
Humidity
40%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:48 PM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Plains, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlains, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 86°
Plains, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    86°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°61°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    84°54°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    96°58°+12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°61°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    80°53°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    88°48°+8°
Plains, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · backing 128°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Plains, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
928.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.43 inHg
Now
928.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927933
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW933.2927.2928.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plains, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Plains, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.4mi
UNLIMITED
146 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
07:29 UTC · Plains, 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
07:29 UTC · Plains, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plains, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plains, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plains, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
11:48 PM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
10:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Plains, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Plains, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plains at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59859

15-Day Forecast — Plains

  1. Sat86°60°0%
  2. Sun87°61°0%
  3. Mon84°54°14%
  4. Tue96°58°14%
  5. Wed87°61°6%
  6. Thu80°53°3%
  7. Fri88°48°2%
  8. Sat95°54°2%
  9. Sun81°54°2%
  10. Mon94°52°4%
  11. Tue104°59°5%
  12. Wed95°66°6%
  13. Thu97°63°6%
  14. Fri103°62°9%
  15. Sat101°64°10%

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 Plains

  • 59859

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.