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South Hills, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

South Hills, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 3:13 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
26%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Sunset
3:23 PM
South Hills, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Hills, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 81°
South Hills, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    83°60°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    62%
    0.05″
    74°50°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    62%
    87°52°+13°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    37%
    0.14″
    84°56°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    79°54°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°52°+4°
South Hills, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 13°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the w.
South Hills, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
858.6
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 25.35 inHg
Now
858.6
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+4.1
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 853859
845850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW859.0853.3858.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
South Hills, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 — 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
0.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 48
South Hills, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
144.3mi
UNLIMITED
154 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
21:13 UTC · South Hills, 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
21:13 UTC · South Hills, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Hills, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Hills, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Hills, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
10:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Hills, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Hills, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — South Hills

  1. Sat81°56°2%
  2. Sun83°60°12%
  3. Mon74°50°62%
  4. Tue87°52°62%
  5. Wed84°56°37%
  6. Thu79°54°16%
  7. Fri83°52°2%
  8. Sat96°57°4%
  9. Sun100°65°7%
  10. Mon100°68°12%
  11. Tue102°64°20%
  12. Wed98°63°27%
  13. Thu93°55°29%
  14. Fri92°56°16%
  15. Sat96°60°15%
  16. Sun98°63°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — South Hills

SPC includes South Hills 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 South Hills

  • 59634

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.