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Sheridan, Montana Weather

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

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

Sheridan, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:14 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
20%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:46 PM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Sheridan, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSheridan, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 60°H 86°
Sheridan, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    83°49°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    21%
    0.14″
    86°60°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    58%
    0.20″
    78°55°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    58%
    0.02″
    81°52°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    17%
    83°57°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    17%
    83°53°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    89°56°+6°
Sheridan, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · backing 87°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 21 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 308SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 87° from the nw.
Sheridan, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
845.6
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.97 inHg
Now
845.6
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 842849
835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW849.3842.4845.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sheridan, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+16 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7
Sheridan, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
166.4mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
02:14 UTC · Sheridan, 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
02:14 UTC · Sheridan, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sheridan, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sheridan, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sheridan, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
11:46 PM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sheridan, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
11:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sheridan, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sheridan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59749

16-Day Forecast — Sheridan

  1. Sat83°49°1%
  2. Sun86°60°21%
  3. Mon78°55°58%
  4. Tue81°52°58%
  5. Wed83°57°17%
  6. Thu83°53°17%
  7. Fri89°56°3%
  8. Sat99°61°3%
  9. Sun98°67°5%
  10. Mon99°69°13%
  11. Tue101°67°21%
  12. Wed102°65°20%
  13. Thu101°67°24%
  14. Fri101°65°21%
  15. Sat99°67°30%
  16. Sun96°63°32%

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 — Sheridan

SPC has placed Sheridan 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 Sheridan

  • 59749

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.