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Sapphire Ridge, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sapphire Ridge, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 2:15 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
45%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:18 PM
Sapphire Ridge, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSapphire Ridge, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 82°
Sapphire Ridge, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    82°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    84°59°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.04″
    73°57°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    58%
    0.04″
    74°57°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    35%
    87°58°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    77°58°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    14%
    78°51°+1°
Sapphire Ridge, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · veering 66°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sapphire Ridge, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
853.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 25.19 inHg
Now
853.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 847855
840845850855860-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW854.9847.1852.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sapphire Ridge, MT
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
32μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Sapphire Ridge, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.4mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
08:15 UTC · Sapphire Ridge, 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
08:15 UTC · Sapphire Ridge, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sapphire Ridge, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sapphire Ridge, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sapphire Ridge, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
3:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sapphire Ridge, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sapphire Ridge, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sapphire Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Sapphire Ridge

  1. Sat82°52°4%
  2. Sun84°59°41%
  3. Mon73°57°49%
  4. Tue74°57°58%
  5. Wed87°58°35%
  6. Thu77°58°21%
  7. Fri78°51°14%
  8. Sat90°56°7%
  9. Sun75°57°9%
  10. Mon82°52°11%
  11. Tue91°59°19%
  12. Wed94°68°16%
  13. Thu83°66°17%
  14. Fri92°63°13%
  15. Sat93°66°26%

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 — Sapphire Ridge

SPC includes Sapphire Ridge 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 Sapphire Ridge

  • 59452

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.