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Wheatland, Montana Weather

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

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

Wheatland, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:34 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
14%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Wheatland, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWheatland, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 63°H 92°
Wheatland, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    87°49°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    31%
    0.23″
    92°63°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    66%
    0.19″
    75°57°-17°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    66%
    83°53°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    30%
    0.27″
    88°55°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    30%
    83°52°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    88°53°+5°
Wheatland, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · backing 138°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 7 · pk 22 @ 2:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4640SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Wheatland, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
870.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 25.69 inHg
Now
870.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+4.0
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866873
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW872.8865.6870.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wheatland, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+20 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49
Wheatland, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
181.4mi
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
00:34 UTC · Wheatland, 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
00:34 UTC · Wheatland, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wheatland, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wheatland, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wheatland, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wheatland, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
11:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wheatland, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wheatland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Wheatland

  1. Sat87°49°1%
  2. Sun92°63°31%
  3. Mon75°57°66%
  4. Tue83°53°66%
  5. Wed88°55°30%
  6. Thu83°52°30%
  7. Fri88°53°2%
  8. Sat98°57°2%
  9. Sun97°62°6%
  10. Mon100°63°10%
  11. Tue97°63°21%
  12. Wed104°61°21%
  13. Thu101°62°19%
  14. Fri101°59°16%
  15. Sat95°61°10%
  16. Sun91°60°18%

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 — Wheatland

SPC has placed Wheatland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Wheatland

  • 59752

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.