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West Yellowstone, Montana Weather

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

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

West Yellowstone, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:26 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
19%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:44 PM
Sunset
3:12 PM
West Yellowstone, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Yellowstone, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 84°
West Yellowstone, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    79°34°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°49°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.02″
    79°54°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    30%
    0.18″
    79°49°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    82°47°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    11%
    78°46°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°46°+5°
West Yellowstone, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · backing 135°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 135° from the sw.
West Yellowstone, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
802.3
-3.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.69 inHg
Now
802.3
mb
3h
-3.7
mb
12h
+5.7
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 792807
785790795800805810815-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW806.9792.2802.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
West Yellowstone, MT
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11
West Yellowstone, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
168.4mi
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
02:26 UTC · West Yellowstone, 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
02:26 UTC · West Yellowstone, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Yellowstone, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Yellowstone, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Yellowstone, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
11:44 PM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
3:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Yellowstone, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Yellowstone, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Yellowstone at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59758

16-Day Forecast — West Yellowstone

  1. Sat79°34°0%
  2. Sun84°49°5%
  3. Mon79°54°30%
  4. Tue79°49°30%
  5. Wed82°47°14%
  6. Thu78°46°11%
  7. Fri83°46°1%
  8. Sat90°49°1%
  9. Sun96°52°3%
  10. Mon91°54°7%
  11. Tue97°55°19%
  12. Wed96°58°19%
  13. Thu94°55°28%
  14. Fri92°56°29%
  15. Sat96°56°23%
  16. Sun93°57°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 — West Yellowstone

SPC includes West Yellowstone 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 West Yellowstone

  • 59758

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.