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Zurich, Montana Weather

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

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

Zurich, MT
Sunday, July 5 at 8:44 PM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
22%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:21 PM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Zurich, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastZurich, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 82°
Zurich, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°54°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°57°-7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    83%
    0.65″
    69°59°-10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    51%
    0.11″
    90°56°+21°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    51%
    85°64°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    90°60°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    98°66°+8°
Zurich, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
008° · veering 13°
Direction
N
008°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7 mph
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 7 mph · pk 15 mph @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 327SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the n.
Zurich, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.44 inHg
Now
929.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926931
920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW931.0926.1929.0
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Zurich, MT
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — 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
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Zurich, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
79%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
155.3mi
UNLIMITED
165 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
02:44 UTC · Zurich, 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
02:44 UTC · Zurich, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Zurich, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Zurich, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Zurich, MT
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
4:40 AM
Sunrise
11:21 PM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
10:03 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Zurich, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
67% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
12:45 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Zurich, MT
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Wind builds through canyons

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Zurich at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 59547

16-Day Forecast — Zurich

  1. Sun86°54°2%
  2. Mon79°55°4%
  3. Tue69°59°83%
  4. Wed90°56°51%
  5. Thu85°64°51%
  6. Fri90°60°2%
  7. Sat98°66°5%
  8. Sun95°65°3%
  9. Mon93°72°11%
  10. Tue93°68°14%
  11. Wed96°69°14%
  12. Thu93°71°12%
  13. Fri105°71°13%
  14. Sat106°78°22%
  15. Sun95°68°23%
  16. Mon100°71°24%

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 — Zurich

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Zurich

  • 59547

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.