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West Glacier, Montana Weather

Wind builds through canyons. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

West Glacier, MT
Sunday, July 5 at 8:39 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
17%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Sunset
3:39 PM
West Glacier, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Glacier, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 80°
West Glacier, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    83°43°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°57°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°61°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    81°55°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    75°52°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    82°50°+7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    83°52°+1°
West Glacier, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 27°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5 mph
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 mph · pk 26 mph @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the w.
West Glacier, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
906.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 26.78 inHg
Now
906.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+3.8
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900907
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW907.1900.2906.3
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Glacier, MT
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
1.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
West Glacier, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
179.4mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
02:39 UTC · West Glacier, 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
02:39 UTC · West Glacier, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Glacier, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Glacier, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Glacier, MT
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
10:22 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
West Glacier, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
67% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 AM
Moonset
1:06 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Glacier, MT
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Wind builds through canyons

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Glacier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 59936

16-Day Forecast — West Glacier

  1. Sun83°43°0%
  2. Mon80°56°3%
  3. Tue85°61°7%
  4. Wed81°55°6%
  5. Thu75°52°0%
  6. Fri82°50°0%
  7. Sat83°52°1%
  8. Sun89°52°2%
  9. Mon98°58°3%
  10. Tue93°65°7%
  11. Wed95°64°7%
  12. Thu97°62°7%
  13. Fri103°62°10%
  14. Sat98°68°16%
  15. Sun94°60°16%
  16. Mon95°60°3%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — West Glacier

SPC includes West Glacier in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 West Glacier

  • 59936

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.