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Saddle Butte, Montana Weather

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

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

Saddle Butte, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:37 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
24%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:23 PM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Saddle Butte, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaddle Butte, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 85°
Saddle Butte, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°58°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    35%
    79°53°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    66%
    76°61°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    44%
    0.57″
    89°57°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    44%
    76°60°-13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°57°+9°
Saddle Butte, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
268° · steady
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2513SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Saddle Butte, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.16 inHg
Now
919.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 918921
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW921.2917.7919.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Saddle Butte, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 — 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
1.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46
Saddle Butte, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
161.3mi
UNLIMITED
164 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
00:37 UTC · Saddle Butte, 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
00:37 UTC · Saddle Butte, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Saddle Butte, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Saddle Butte, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Saddle Butte, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
11:23 PM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
10:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Saddle Butte, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Saddle Butte, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saddle Butte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Saddle Butte

  1. Sat85°51°0%
  2. Sun84°59°3%
  3. Mon79°53°35%
  4. Tue76°61°66%
  5. Wed89°57°44%
  6. Thu76°60°44%
  7. Fri85°57°2%
  8. Sat99°62°2%
  9. Sun90°69°3%
  10. Mon95°68°7%
  11. Tue103°69°14%
  12. Wed100°71°14%
  13. Thu84°67°14%
  14. Fri91°60°13%
  15. Sat89°61°5%
  16. Sun88°61°10%

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 — Saddle Butte

SPC includes Saddle Butte 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 Saddle Butte

  • 59501

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.