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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

Sunburst, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:33 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
24%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Sunburst, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSunburst, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 82°
Sunburst, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    85°49°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°52°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    75°53°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    82°58°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    88°58°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    74°57°-14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    85°55°+11°
Sunburst, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · backing 31°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2412SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Sunburst, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
900.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 26.59 inHg
Now
900.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+4.2
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 897902
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW901.8896.7900.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sunburst, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+19 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
0.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.2

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
Sunburst, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
151.5mi
UNLIMITED
179 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
00:33 UTC · Sunburst, 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
00:33 UTC · Sunburst, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sunburst, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sunburst, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sunburst, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Daylight
16h 03m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
10:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sunburst, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sunburst, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat85°49°0%
  2. Sun80°54°3%
  3. Mon75°53°11%
  4. Tue82°58°30%
  5. Wed88°58°16%
  6. Thu74°57°10%
  7. Fri85°55°1%
  8. Sat93°60°3%
  9. Sun86°66°3%
  10. Mon91°62°9%
  11. Tue101°65°10%
  12. Wed93°67°12%
  13. Thu75°56°14%
  14. Fri87°57°6%
  15. Sat84°58°6%
  16. 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

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.