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Pondera Colony, Montana Weather

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

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

Pondera Colony, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 2:36 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:35 PM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Pondera Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPondera Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 76°
Pondera Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    76°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77°51°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    72°49°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    29%
    81°55°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    88°57°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    73°61°-15°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    80°51°+7°
Pondera Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 16°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pondera Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
877.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 25.92 inHg
Now
877.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874881
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW881.4874.0877.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pondera Colony, MT
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 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 2.5DRIVERGood
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Pondera Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.9mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
08:36 UTC · Pondera Colony, 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
08:36 UTC · Pondera Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pondera Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pondera Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pondera Colony, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
11:35 PM
Daylight
15h 57m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
10:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pondera Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pondera Colony, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pondera Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Pondera Colony

  1. Sat76°50°1%
  2. Sun77°51°0%
  3. Mon72°49°29%
  4. Tue81°55°29%
  5. Wed88°57°22%
  6. Thu73°61°11%
  7. Fri80°51°4%
  8. Sat92°57°4%
  9. Sun74°58°4%
  10. Mon85°55°6%
  11. Tue93°61°9%
  12. Wed94°69°12%
  13. Thu90°60°14%
  14. Fri97°63°9%
  15. Sat98°65°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 Pondera Colony

  • 59486

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.