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Rapelje, Montana Weather

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

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

Rapelje, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 12:43 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
20%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:10 PM
Rapelje, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRapelje, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 88°
Rapelje, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    88°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    0.04″
    90°59°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    57%
    80°62°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    57%
    0.94″
    84°60°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Rain
    38%
    0.16″
    90°60°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    82°60°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    13%
    83°58°+1°
Rapelje, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 35°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Rapelje, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
881.1
+2.8 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.02 inHg
Now
881.1
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 875881
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW881.3874.8881.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rapelje, MT
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51
Rapelje, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
162.7mi
UNLIMITED
158 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
18:43 UTC · Rapelje, 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
18:43 UTC · Rapelje, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rapelje, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rapelje, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rapelje, 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
11:32 PM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
3:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rapelje, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rapelje, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rapelje at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above 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.

ZIP code: 59067

16-Day Forecast — Rapelje

  1. Sat88°52°2%
  2. Sun90°59°16%
  3. Mon80°62°57%
  4. Tue84°60°57%
  5. Wed90°60°38%
  6. Thu82°60°38%
  7. Fri83°58°13%
  8. Sat97°59°7%
  9. Sun104°72°5%
  10. Mon104°74°11%
  11. Tue103°78°21%
  12. Wed105°74°25%
  13. Thu90°63°26%
  14. Fri88°62°16%
  15. Sat92°62°16%
  16. Sun97°65°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 — Rapelje

SPC has placed Rapelje 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 Rapelje

  • 59067

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.