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Ponderosa Pines, Montana Weather

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

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

Ponderosa Pines, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 4:21 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
41%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
11:40 PM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Ponderosa Pines, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPonderosa Pines, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 86°
Ponderosa Pines, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    86°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    0.05″
    89°62°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    81°56°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    59%
    80°55°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    90°57°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    20%
    85°57°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°52°
Ponderosa Pines, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 88°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ponderosa Pines, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
859.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 25.39 inHg
Now
859.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 855863
850855860865870-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW862.7855.0859.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ponderosa Pines, MT
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
33μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Ponderosa Pines, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.2mi
UNLIMITED
162 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
10:21 UTC · Ponderosa Pines, 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
10:21 UTC · Ponderosa Pines, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ponderosa Pines, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ponderosa Pines, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ponderosa Pines, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
11:40 PM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ponderosa Pines, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ponderosa Pines, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ponderosa Pines at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Ponderosa Pines

  1. Sat86°56°3%
  2. Sun89°62°43%
  3. Mon81°56°59%
  4. Tue80°55°59%
  5. Wed90°57°20%
  6. Thu85°57°20%
  7. Fri85°52°5%
  8. Sat90°55°7%
  9. Sun83°59°7%
  10. Mon86°52°15%
  11. Tue94°58°15%
  12. Wed96°67°14%
  13. Thu95°62°13%
  14. Fri95°62°21%
  15. Sat96°63°23%

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 — Ponderosa Pines

SPC includes Ponderosa Pines 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 Ponderosa Pines

  • 59752

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.