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Big Arm, Montana Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Big Arm, MT
Monday, June 15 at 5:40 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
36%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:37 PM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Big Arm, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Arm, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 81°
Big Arm, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    81°53°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    80°61°-1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    74°45°-6°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Clear
    77°45°+3°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    72°49°-5°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.02″
    79°51°+7°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    74°50°-5°
Big Arm, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 20°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
6
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 6 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Big Arm, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.1
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.34 inHg
Now
892.1
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 892897
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW896.8891.5892.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Arm, MT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
1.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Big Arm, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.9mi
UNLIMITED
172 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
11:40 UTC · Big Arm, 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
11:40 UTC · Big Arm, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Arm, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Arm, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Arm, MT
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
11:37 PM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
10:19 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Big Arm, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:35 AM
Moonset
10:08 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Big Arm, MT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Arm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Big Arm

  1. Mon81°54°5%
  2. Tue80°61°4%
  3. Wed74°45°5%
  4. Thu77°45°2%
  5. Fri72°49°1%
  6. Sat79°51°13%
  7. Sun74°50°15%
  8. Mon78°45°11%
  9. Tue80°49°7%
  10. Wed74°52°10%
  11. Thu65°47°15%
  12. Fri65°42°19%
  13. Sat71°43°16%
  14. Sun80°48°10%
  15. Mon84°54°11%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 15, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Big Arm

  • 59860
  • 59910

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.