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Whitetail, Montana Weather

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

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

Whitetail, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 5:07 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
35%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
11:03 PM
Sunset
3:06 PM
Whitetail, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitetail, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 90°
Whitetail, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°57°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    90°62°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    79°57°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    52%
    1.3″
    63°56°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    35%
    76°54°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    74°60°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    67°52°-7°
Whitetail, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
179° · steady
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2013SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Whitetail, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
928.4
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.42 inHg
Now
928.4
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926930
920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW930.3925.9928.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Whitetail, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — 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
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44
Whitetail, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
112.1mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
23:07 UTC · Whitetail, 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
23:07 UTC · Whitetail, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Whitetail, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitetail, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitetail, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:22 AM
Sunrise
11:03 PM
Daylight
16h 03m
Sunset
3:06 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Whitetail, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
9:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Whitetail, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitetail at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 59276

16-Day Forecast — Whitetail

  1. Sat84°57°8%
  2. Sun90°62°13%
  3. Mon79°57°24%
  4. Tue63°56°52%
  5. Wed76°54°35%
  6. Thu74°60°33%
  7. Fri67°52°8%
  8. Sat81°54°8%
  9. Sun92°60°4%
  10. Mon98°69°8%
  11. Tue93°72°11%
  12. Wed100°66°12%
  13. Thu80°61°10%
  14. Fri79°62°11%
  15. Sat85°60°11%
  16. Sun92°66°14%

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 — Whitetail

SPC includes Whitetail 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 Whitetail

  • 59276

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.