Poplar, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poplar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Showers76%0.26″84°57°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast——87°57°+3°
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—92°65°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—83°68°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers59%0.91″68°58°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast49%—83°55°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—86°66°+3°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Monsoon storms drench the south
Poplar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59255
16-Day Forecast — Poplar
- Fri84°57°76%
- Sat87°57°7%
- Sun92°65°13%
- Mon83°68°18%
- Tue68°58°59%
- Wed83°55°49%
- Thu86°66°19%
- Fri87°62°21%
- Sat98°65°8%
- Sun97°71°12%
- Mon103°73°10%
- Tue101°72°15%
- Wed101°69°10%
- Thu81°61°12%
- Fri77°54°13%
- Sat86°61°11%
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 — Poplar
SPC has placed Poplar in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Poplar
- 59255