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Rockvale, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rockvale, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:24 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
19%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Rockvale, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockvale, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 94°
Rockvale, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    93°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    94°63°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    85°63°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.02″
    89°61°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.03″
    93°58°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    90°59°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°58°+3°
Rockvale, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 10°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1712SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rockvale, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
893.2
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.38 inHg
Now
893.2
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 893898
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW898.3892.6893.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rockvale, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+17 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Rockvale, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
170.4mi
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
02:24 UTC · Rockvale, 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
02:24 UTC · Rockvale, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rockvale, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockvale, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockvale, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rockvale, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rockvale, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockvale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Rockvale

  1. Sat93°54°11%
  2. Sun94°63°14%
  3. Mon85°63°47%
  4. Tue89°61°47%
  5. Wed93°58°25%
  6. Thu90°59°23%
  7. Fri93°58°4%
  8. Sat105°61°4%
  9. Sun111°72°4%
  10. Mon105°71°8%
  11. Tue107°74°22%
  12. Wed108°71°39%
  13. Thu111°70°39%
  14. Fri104°64°26%
  15. Sat104°67°16%
  16. Sun100°69°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Rockvale

SPC has placed Rockvale 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 Rockvale

  • 59041

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.