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Shelby, Montana Weather

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

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

Shelby, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:36 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
26%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:31 PM
Shelby, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShelby, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 82°
Shelby, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°52°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°55°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    76°53°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    40%
    83°58°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    89°58°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    77°58°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    87°56°+10°
Shelby, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · backing 15°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2514SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Shelby, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.51 inHg
Now
897.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+3.7
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 895899
890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW899.2894.6898.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shelby, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+22 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
0.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 48
Shelby, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
150.9mi
UNLIMITED
172 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
00:36 UTC · Shelby, 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
00:36 UTC · Shelby, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shelby, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shelby, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shelby, 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
15h 59m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
10:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shelby, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shelby, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shelby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°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.

ZIP code: 59474

16-Day Forecast — Shelby

  1. Sat84°52°0%
  2. Sun81°54°1%
  3. Mon76°53°31%
  4. Tue83°58°40%
  5. Wed89°58°20%
  6. Thu77°58°13%
  7. Fri87°56°2%
  8. Sat95°62°4%
  9. Sun91°67°3%
  10. Mon95°63°9%
  11. Tue102°64°11%
  12. Wed94°67°14%
  13. Thu78°62°18%
  14. Fri91°57°13%
  15. Sat86°61°9%
  16. Sun88°62°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 — Shelby

SPC includes Shelby in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Shelby

  • 59474

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.