Townsend, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Townsend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——91°51°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast36%—88°61°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle60%0.02″75°55°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers60%0.48″81°57°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle49%0.01″89°60°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear25%—83°54°-6°
- FridayJul 10Clear——87°56°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
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 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Townsend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59644
16-Day Forecast — Townsend
- Sat91°51°1%
- Sun88°62°36%
- Mon75°55°60%
- Tue81°57°60%
- Wed89°60°49%
- Thu83°54°25%
- Fri87°56°2%
- Sat98°63°2%
- Sun96°66°6%
- Mon101°67°10%
- Tue97°68°21%
- Wed104°66°21%
- Thu99°64°23%
- Fri99°62°20%
- Sat96°64°21%
- Sun92°66°23%
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 — Townsend
SPC has placed Townsend in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Townsend
- 59644