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Westby, Montana Weather

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

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

Westby, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 1:17 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
89%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
10:59 PM
Sunset
3:02 PM
Westby, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWestby, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 58°H 84°
Westby, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    84°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    88°61°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    80°65°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.02″
    70°59°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    42%
    79°54°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    86°63°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    23%
    79°57°-7°
Westby, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
089° · backing 95°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 283SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 95° from the e.
Westby, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.81 inHg
Now
941.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936942
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW942.1936.3941.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Westby, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Westby, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
07:17 UTC · Westby, 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
07:17 UTC · Westby, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westby, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westby, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westby, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:17 AM
Sunrise
10:59 PM
Daylight
16h 03m
Sunset
3:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Westby, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Westby, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 61°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59275

15-Day Forecast — Westby

  1. Sat84°58°44%
  2. Sun88°61°16%
  3. Mon80°65°20%
  4. Tue70°59°52%
  5. Wed79°54°42%
  6. Thu86°63°23%
  7. Fri79°57°23%
  8. Sat84°54°13%
  9. Sun81°65°10%
  10. Mon78°59°8%
  11. Tue88°58°19%
  12. Wed96°64°10%
  13. Thu84°67°10%
  14. Fri87°60°6%
  15. Sat104°67°9%

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 — Westby

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Westby

  • 59275

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.