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Reserve, Montana Weather

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

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

Reserve, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 2:04 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
93%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:01 PM
Sunset
3:02 PM
Reserve, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastReserve, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 83°
Reserve, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    83°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    90°63°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    84°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    0.10″
    68°60°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    41%
    81°55°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    89°65°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    24%
    81°59°-8°
Reserve, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · veering 107°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 33 @ 3:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 107° from the s.
Reserve, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
943.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.86 inHg
Now
943.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939944
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW943.7939.1943.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Reserve, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Reserve, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
08:04 UTC · Reserve, 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
08:04 UTC · Reserve, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Reserve, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Reserve, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Reserve, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:21 AM
Sunrise
11:01 PM
Daylight
16h 01m
Sunset
3:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Reserve, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Reserve, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Reserve at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59258

15-Day Forecast — Reserve

  1. Sat84°58°33%
  2. Sun90°63°14%
  3. Mon84°68°14%
  4. Tue68°60°56%
  5. Wed81°55°41%
  6. Thu89°65°24%
  7. Fri81°59°24%
  8. Sat86°56°11%
  9. Sun84°67°11%
  10. Mon80°61°7%
  11. Tue92°59°18%
  12. Wed100°65°12%
  13. Thu88°70°13%
  14. Fri90°62°10%
  15. Sat105°70°6%

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 — Reserve

SPC includes Reserve in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Reserve

  • 59258

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.