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Santa Rita, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 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 12:17 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
53%
Wind
2 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 52 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 78°
Santa Rita, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    78°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°52°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    27%
    0.03″
    74°50°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    0.10″
    80°56°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    87°56°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    74°60°-13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    79°50°+5°
Santa Rita, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
352° · veering 133°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 22 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 269SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Santa Rita, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
884.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 26.13 inHg
Now
884.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 880887
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW887.4879.9884.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Santa Rita, MT
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Santa Rita, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.6mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
06:17 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
06:17 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
4:51 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
84% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Santa Rita, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Santa Rita at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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.

15-Day Forecast — Santa Rita

  1. Sat78°52°2%
  2. Sun78°52°1%
  3. Mon74°50°27%
  4. Tue80°56°31%
  5. Wed87°56°18%
  6. Thu74°60°10%
  7. Fri79°50°4%
  8. Sat90°53°4%
  9. Sun75°58°3%
  10. Mon83°53°8%
  11. Tue92°58°9%
  12. Wed91°66°9%
  13. Thu87°61°15%
  14. Fri97°63°21%
  15. Sat98°67°23%

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.

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.