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Sun River, Montana Weather

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

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

Sun River, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:38 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
43%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:35 PM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Sun River, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSun River, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 85°
Sun River, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    85°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°56°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.01″
    75°54°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    83°57°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    94°60°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    19%
    82°61°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    86°52°+4°
Sun River, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · veering 72°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 17 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 265SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sun River, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 26.51 inHg
Now
897.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 892899
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW899.3892.4897.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sun River, MT
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
21μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sun River, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
81.5mi
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
07:38 UTC · Sun River, 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
07:38 UTC · Sun River, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sun River, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sun River, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sun River, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
11:35 PM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
10:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sun River, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sun River, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sun River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59483

15-Day Forecast — Sun River

  1. Sat85°55°2%
  2. Sun86°56°3%
  3. Mon75°54°46%
  4. Tue83°57°46%
  5. Wed94°60°23%
  6. Thu82°61°19%
  7. Fri86°52°6%
  8. Sat98°57°3%
  9. Sun81°62°6%
  10. Mon88°54°8%
  11. Tue100°60°13%
  12. Wed100°68°16%
  13. Thu92°65°18%
  14. Fri100°64°13%
  15. Sat101°69°9%

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.

ZIP codes in Sun River

  • 59483

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.