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Pray, Montana Weather

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

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

Pray, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 5:04 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
12%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
11:40 PM
Sunset
3:13 PM
Pray, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPray, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 88°
Pray, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    88°46°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    88°58°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    85°59°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    60%
    0.74″
    82°57°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    89°56°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    40%
    81°55°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°52°+4°
Pray, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · backing 170°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 25 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Pray, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
856.6
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 25.30 inHg
Now
856.6
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
+6.2
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 850859
845850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW859.0850.1856.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pray, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+22 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56
Pray, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
23:04 UTC · Pray, 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
23:04 UTC · Pray, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pray, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pray, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pray, 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 33m
Sunset
3:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pray, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pray, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59065

16-Day Forecast — Pray

  1. Sat88°46°1%
  2. Sun88°58°17%
  3. Mon85°59°60%
  4. Tue82°57°60%
  5. Wed89°56°40%
  6. Thu81°55°40%
  7. Fri85°52°3%
  8. Sat94°57°3%
  9. Sun105°65°6%
  10. Mon103°68°16%
  11. Tue103°67°31%
  12. Wed100°68°29%
  13. Thu91°60°29%
  14. Fri93°58°24%
  15. Sat94°61°26%
  16. Sun98°62°22%

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 — Pray

SPC has placed Pray 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 Pray

  • 59047

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.