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Hidden Lake Colony, Montana Weather

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

Hidden Lake Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 9:43 AM
48
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHidden Lake Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 47°H 66°
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    66°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    66°43°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    17%
    70°47°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    16%
    55°41°-15°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    17%
    65°39°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    68°47°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    0.34″
    53°47°-15°
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · backing 69°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 297SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
872.6
+2.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.77 inHg
Now
872.6
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 872879
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW879.2872.1874.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~32 @ 4 PM

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 4 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
09:43 UTC ·Hidden Lake 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
09:43 UTC ·Hidden Lake Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 57m
Sunset
9:27 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:35 AM
Moonset
3:05 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Hidden Lake Colony, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hidden Lake Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (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.

ZIP codes in Hidden Lake 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.