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Vida, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Vida, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:29 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
90%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:09 PM
Sunset
3:03 PM
Vida, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVida, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 82°
Vida, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    82°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    89°64°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    15%
    85°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    61%
    0.74″
    70°58°-15°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    42%
    83°56°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    86°67°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    25%
    81°62°-5°
Vida, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · veering 103°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 103° from the ssw.
Vida, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
930.7
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 27.48 inHg
Now
930.7
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927931
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW931.2927.0930.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Vida, MT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Vida, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
07:29 UTC · Vida, 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
07:29 UTC · Vida, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Vida, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vida, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vida, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:29 AM
Sunrise
11:09 PM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
3:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Vida, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Vida, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vida at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59274

15-Day Forecast — Vida

  1. Sat82°55°1%
  2. Sun89°64°10%
  3. Mon85°68°15%
  4. Tue70°58°61%
  5. Wed83°56°42%
  6. Thu86°67°15%
  7. Fri81°62°25%
  8. Sat91°60°7%
  9. Sun82°68°13%
  10. Mon81°61°9%
  11. Tue95°62°15%
  12. Wed97°71°11%
  13. Thu91°75°10%
  14. Fri93°66°6%
  15. Sat105°73°6%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Vida

SPC includes Vida in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Vida

  • 59274

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.