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Big Sky Colony, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Big Sky Colony, MT
Friday, June 5 at 12:36 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
44%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
9:28 PM
Big Sky Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Sky Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 44 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 44°H 67°
Big Sky Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    67°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    67°44°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    63°44°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    31%
    54°37°-9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    65°39°+11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    56°48°-9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    66°49°+10°
Big Sky Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 79°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 14
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 14 · pk 30 @ 8:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3522SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Big Sky Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.3
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 25.73 inHg
Now
871.3
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 867872
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW871.5866.7869.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Big Sky Colony, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46
Big Sky Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
94.6mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
00:36 UTC ·Big Sky Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:36 UTC ·Big Sky Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Big Sky Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Sky Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Sky Colony, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
9:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Big Sky Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:59 AM
Moonset
4:17 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Big Sky Colony, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Sky Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 5, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Big Sky Colony

SPC has placed Big Sky Colony in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Big Sky Colony

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.