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Busby, Montana Weather

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

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

Busby, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 5:32 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
81%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Busby, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBusby, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 52°H 73°
Busby, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    72°49°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    21%
    73°52°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    85°53°+12°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    10%
    98°66°+13°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    73°55°-25°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    34%
    84°47°+11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    14%
    82°59°-2°
Busby, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
036° · backing 63°
Direction
NE
036°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Busby, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.8
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.36 inHg
Now
892.8
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-8.2
mb
24h
-7.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890900
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW899.7890.0890.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Busby, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. 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 during the projected peak around 7 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Busby, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.8mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
05:32 UTC ·Busby, 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
05:32 UTC ·Busby, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Busby, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Busby, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Busby, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Busby, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:58 AM
Moonset
2:54 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Busby, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Busby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 — Busby

SPC has placed Busby in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Busby

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.