Red Lodge, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Lodge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Overcast11%—78°54°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast——83°55°+5°
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—88°58°+5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle43%0.01″71°61°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%—81°57°+10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—88°58°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—80°59°-8°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 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 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Monsoon storms drench the south
Red Lodge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59068
16-Day Forecast — Red Lodge
- Fri78°54°11%
- Sat83°55°1%
- Sun88°58°25%
- Mon71°61°43%
- Tue81°57°46%
- Wed88°58°35%
- Thu80°59°23%
- Fri87°59°9%
- Sat92°62°4%
- Sun96°68°7%
- Mon103°73°13%
- Tue98°73°19%
- Wed91°64°27%
- Thu80°58°33%
- Fri74°51°45%
- Sat84°51°45%
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 — Red Lodge
SPC includes Red Lodge in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Red Lodge
- 59068