Shepherd, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shepherd weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Clear——93°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—95°62°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle57%—85°65°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers57%—85°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle34%0.04″92°61°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—88°62°-4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——90°60°+2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Shepherd at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59079
16-Day Forecast — Shepherd
- Sat93°57°2%
- Sun95°62°12%
- Mon85°65°57%
- Tue85°63°57%
- Wed92°61°34%
- Thu88°62°34%
- Fri90°60°5%
- Sat105°63°2%
- Sun106°75°4%
- Mon104°75°10%
- Tue106°77°21%
- Wed110°75°24%
- Thu107°75°26%
- Fri103°67°12%
- Sat101°70°13%
- Sun98°71°18%
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 — Shepherd
SPC has placed Shepherd in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Shepherd
- 59079