Butte, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers—0.43″84°58°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle—0.03″90°65°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—84°67°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle52%0.04″73°59°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast52%—75°56°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle25%0.02″71°59°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—64°54°-7°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Butte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58723
16-Day Forecast — Butte
- Sat84°58°7%
- Sun90°65°7%
- Mon84°67°37%
- Tue73°59°52%
- Wed75°56°52%
- Thu71°59°25%
- Fri64°54°25%
- Sat76°54°16%
- Sun84°58°6%
- Mon89°63°8%
- Tue95°70°10%
- Wed94°68°10%
- Thu85°59°13%
- Fri69°59°11%
- Sat83°57°19%
- Sun89°62°13%
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 — Butte
SPC has placed Butte in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Butte
- 58723