Gallatin Gateway, Montana Weather
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Gallatin Gateway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——82°49°—
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle30%0.04″78°52°-4°
- SundayJun 7Light Snow Shwrs72%1.0″52°36°-26°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle37%—67°34°+15°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers56%0.20″60°44°-7°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle73%—58°38°-2°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast68%—63°38°+5°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.
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 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:43 AM
- Moonset
- 4:21 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Gallatin Gateway at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (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 — Gallatin Gateway
SPC has placed Gallatin Gateway in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.