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Virginia City, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 13 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Virginia City, MT
Friday, July 3 at 5:49 PM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
29%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Virginia City, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVirginia City, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 77°
Virginia City, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Overcast
    77°48°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°55°+7°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    83°56°-1°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    84°52°+1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    80°51°-4°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    24%
    88°55°+8°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    21%
    82°51°-6°
Virginia City, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · backing 30°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 259SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the wsw.
Virginia City, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
824.0
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 24.33 inHg
Now
824.0
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+7.7
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 816825
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW824.7816.0824.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Virginia City, MT
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
8.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 52
Virginia City, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
128.4mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
23:49 UTC · Virginia City, 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
23:49 UTC · Virginia City, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Virginia City, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Virginia City, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Virginia City, MT
Almanac · Friday, July 3
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Virginia City, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
9:21 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Virginia City, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Virginia City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59755

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 3, 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 — Virginia City

SPC includes Virginia City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Virginia City

  • 59755

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.