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Riceville, Montana Weather

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

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

Riceville, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 5:03 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
33%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Riceville, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiceville, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 79°
Riceville, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    79°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    80°61°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    59%
    1.0″
    72°53°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    59%
    77°55°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    87°58°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    73°55°-14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    77°53°+4°
Riceville, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
244° · backing 8°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 25 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the wsw.
Riceville, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
870.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 25.71 inHg
Now
870.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+4.5
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866871
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW871.4866.3870.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riceville, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+21 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47 — 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
0.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47
Riceville, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
120.7mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
23:03 UTC · Riceville, 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
23:03 UTC · Riceville, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riceville, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riceville, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riceville, 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
11:33 PM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
10:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Riceville, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Riceville, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riceville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Riceville

  1. Sat79°53°2%
  2. Sun80°61°11%
  3. Mon72°53°59%
  4. Tue77°55°59%
  5. Wed87°58°31%
  6. Thu73°55°23%
  7. Fri77°53°3%
  8. Sat91°57°6%
  9. Sun93°68°5%
  10. Mon91°71°11%
  11. Tue94°70°21%
  12. Wed93°62°22%
  13. Thu79°55°23%
  14. Fri82°56°16%
  15. Sat89°61°9%
  16. Sun93°64°21%

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 — Riceville

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Riceville

  • 59412

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.