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Big Timber, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Big Timber, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 6:26 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
64%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Big Timber, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Timber, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 75°
Big Timber, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    10%
    75°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Partly Cloudy
    83°50°+8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    22%
    87°56°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    58%
    0.03″
    73°43°-14°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    28%
    78°39°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    35%
    80°55°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    83°55°+3°
Big Timber, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · veering 132°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 132° from the nne.
Big Timber, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
872.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 25.77 inHg
Now
872.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-5.2
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 871878
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW878.3871.2871.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Timber, MT
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Big Timber, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.5mi
UNLIMITED
119 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
06:26 UTC ·Big Timber, 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
06:26 UTC ·Big Timber, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Big Timber, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Timber, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Timber, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
3:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Big Timber, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:12 AM
Moonset
3:05 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Big Timber, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Timber at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 4, 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 Timber

SPC has placed Big Timber 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 Timber

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.