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Santa Rita, Montana Weather

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

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

Santa Rita, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:37 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
28%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Santa Rita, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanta Rita, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 78°
Santa Rita, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    80°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°51°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    74°51°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    26%
    83°56°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    86°57°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    76°56°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    86°54°+10°
Santa Rita, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
258° · backing 15°
Direction
WSW
258°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 27 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 288SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Santa Rita, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
886.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.16 inHg
Now
886.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+5.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 882887
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW886.7881.5886.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Santa Rita, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
0.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 49
Santa Rita, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
141.9mi
UNLIMITED
155 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 · Santa Rita, 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 · Santa Rita, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Santa Rita, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Santa Rita, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Santa Rita, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Daylight
16h 02m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
10:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Santa Rita, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
11:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Santa Rita, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Santa Rita at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above 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.

16-Day Forecast — Santa Rita

  1. Sat80°50°0%
  2. Sun78°51°2%
  3. Mon74°51°11%
  4. Tue83°56°26%
  5. Wed86°57°15%
  6. Thu76°56°8%
  7. Fri86°54°1%
  8. Sat92°59°3%
  9. Sun90°62°4%
  10. Mon92°62°8%
  11. Tue100°61°11%
  12. Wed92°63°9%
  13. Thu77°60°11%
  14. Fri90°54°6%
  15. Sat84°59°10%
  16. Sun86°59°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.

ZIP codes in Santa Rita

  • 59427

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.