Sleeping Buffalo, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sleeping Buffalo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°54°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°61°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—83°58°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers68%0.32″70°58°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers40%0.37″85°56°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—79°62°-6°
- FridayJul 10Clear——80°58°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 38 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Sleeping Buffalo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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.
16-Day Forecast — Sleeping Buffalo
- Sat88°54°2%
- Sun89°61°8%
- Mon83°58°12%
- Tue70°58°68%
- Wed85°56°40%
- Thu79°62°40%
- Fri80°58°3%
- Sat100°63°4%
- Sun94°71°5%
- Mon97°71°6%
- Tue102°71°9%
- Wed100°77°14%
- Thu86°70°16%
- Fri93°62°10%
- Sat89°66°11%
- Sun86°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 — Sleeping Buffalo
SPC includes Sleeping Buffalo 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 Sleeping Buffalo
- 59261