Sunburst, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunburst weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——85°49°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——80°52°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle11%—75°53°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast30%—82°58°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—88°58°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—74°57°-14°
- FridayJul 10Clear——85°55°+11°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Sunburst at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59482
16-Day Forecast — Sunburst
- Sat85°49°0%
- Sun80°54°3%
- Mon75°53°11%
- Tue82°58°30%
- Wed88°58°16%
- Thu74°57°10%
- Fri85°55°1%
- Sat93°60°3%
- Sun86°66°3%
- Mon91°62°9%
- Tue101°65°10%
- Wed93°67°12%
- Thu75°56°14%
- Fri87°57°6%
- Sat84°58°6%
- Sun86°59°9%
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 — Sunburst
SPC includes Sunburst in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Sunburst
- 59482