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Sweet Grass, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sweet Grass weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sweet Grass, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:25 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
28%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Sweet Grass, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSweet Grass, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 76°
Sweet Grass, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    82°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    75°54°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    74°51°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    28%
    81°57°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    86°58°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    72°56°-14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°54°+11°
Sweet Grass, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
258° · backing 18°
Direction
WSW
258°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2319SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the wsw.
Sweet Grass, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.3
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 26.35 inHg
Now
892.3
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890894
885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW894.3889.7892.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sweet Grass, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Sweet Grass, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
134.3mi
UNLIMITED
169 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
02:25 UTC · Sweet Grass, 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
02:25 UTC · Sweet Grass, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sweet Grass, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sweet Grass, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sweet Grass, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
11:30 PM
Daylight
16h 04m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
10:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sweet Grass, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sweet Grass, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sweet Grass at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59484

16-Day Forecast — Sweet Grass

  1. Sat82°51°0%
  2. Sun75°54°3%
  3. Mon74°51°13%
  4. Tue81°57°28%
  5. Wed86°58°13%
  6. Thu72°56°9%
  7. Fri83°54°1%
  8. Sat91°59°3%
  9. Sun86°64°3%
  10. Mon88°61°10%
  11. Tue99°64°10%
  12. Wed91°65°12%
  13. Thu75°55°12%
  14. Fri84°55°13%
  15. Sat83°56°13%
  16. Sun84°57°14%

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.

ZIP codes in Sweet Grass

  • 59484

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.