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Utica, Montana Weather

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

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

Utica, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:14 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
26%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:31 PM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Utica, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUtica, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 83°
Utica, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.02″
    83°60°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    58%
    0.01″
    73°55°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    58%
    78°57°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Rain
    37%
    0.19″
    87°58°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    37%
    76°55°-11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    84°54°+8°
Utica, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 31°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the wnw.
Utica, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
864.4
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 25.53 inHg
Now
864.4
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 861868
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW867.5861.0864.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Utica, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+17 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9
Utica, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
142.5mi
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
02:14 UTC · Utica, 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
02:14 UTC · Utica, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Utica, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Utica, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Utica, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
11:31 PM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Utica, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Utica, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Utica at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Utica

  1. Sat85°51°1%
  2. Sun83°60°30%
  3. Mon73°55°58%
  4. Tue78°57°58%
  5. Wed87°58°37%
  6. Thu76°55°37%
  7. Fri84°54°4%
  8. Sat95°61°5%
  9. Sun94°68°5%
  10. Mon96°68°10%
  11. Tue99°70°21%
  12. Wed98°70°25%
  13. Thu93°64°26%
  14. Fri94°59°23%
  15. Sat90°64°23%
  16. Sun88°60°21%

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 — Utica

SPC has placed Utica 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 Utica

  • 59452

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.