Sand Coulee, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sand Coulee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——82°53°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°59°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers54%0.06″75°53°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle54%—81°57°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—91°61°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—82°60°-9°
- FridayJul 10Clear——84°57°+2°
AQI 14 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 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 36 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Sand Coulee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59472
16-Day Forecast — Sand Coulee
- Sat82°53°2%
- Sun84°59°4%
- Mon75°53°54%
- Tue81°57°54%
- Wed91°61°25%
- Thu82°60°25%
- Fri84°57°3%
- Sat97°61°3%
- Sun93°67°3%
- Mon90°62°10%
- Tue77°50°13%
- Wed86°56°15%
- Thu93°57°16%
- Fri97°66°13%
- Sat99°67°15%
- Sun96°66°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 — Sand Coulee
SPC includes Sand Coulee 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 Sand Coulee
- 59472