Prairie Elk Colony, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairie Elk Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°56°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°62°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—85°66°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers71%0.28″72°60°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers39%0.02″85°58°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Rain29%0.12″79°65°-6°
- FridayJul 10Clear——79°57°0°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Prairie Elk Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Prairie Elk Colony
- Sat89°56°1%
- Sun91°61°4%
- Mon85°66°16%
- Tue72°60°71%
- Wed85°58°39%
- Thu79°65°29%
- Fri79°57°8%
- Sat91°60°5%
- Sun100°67°4%
- Mon107°74°8%
- Tue100°79°15%
- Wed106°74°12%
- Thu87°66°13%
- Fri85°65°6%
- Sat89°64°10%
- Sun96°69°15%
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 — Prairie Elk Colony
SPC has placed Prairie Elk Colony in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Prairie Elk Colony
- 59201