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Silver Gate, Montana Weather

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

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

Silver Gate, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:18 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
13%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Silver Gate, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSilver Gate, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 76°
Silver Gate, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    72°38°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    76°52°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    62%
    0.12″
    69°49°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    60%
    0.03″
    70°45°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    73°43°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    70°41°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    73°43°+3°
Silver Gate, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · steady
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 7:00p
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.
Silver Gate, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
750.2
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 22.15 inHg
Now
750.2
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
+9.0
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 741753
735740745750755760-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW752.5741.2750.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Silver Gate, MT
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6hPeak ~62 @ 2 AM

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 70
Silver Gate, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
00:18 UTC · Silver Gate, 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
00:18 UTC · Silver Gate, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Silver Gate, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Silver Gate, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Silver Gate, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Silver Gate, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Silver Gate, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Silver Gate at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59081

16-Day Forecast — Silver Gate

  1. Sat72°38°0%
  2. Sun76°52°9%
  3. Mon69°49°62%
  4. Tue70°45°60%
  5. Wed73°43°39%
  6. Thu70°41°39%
  7. Fri73°43°4%
  8. Sat80°47°2%
  9. Sun85°52°7%
  10. Mon81°51°14%
  11. Tue85°53°40%
  12. Wed84°54°35%
  13. Thu83°50°35%
  14. Fri82°52°18%
  15. Sat83°53°19%
  16. Sun78°52°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 — Silver Gate

SPC includes Silver Gate 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 Silver Gate

  • 59081

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.