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Highwood, Montana Weather

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

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

Highwood, MT
Friday, June 5 at 8:24 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Highwood, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHighwood, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 75°
Highwood, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    75°49°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Rain
    43%
    0.07″
    72°49°-3°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    45%
    0.39″
    55°42°-17°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    35%
    69°46°+14°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    48%
    0.26″
    68°50°-1°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    51°39°-17°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.01″
    61°45°+10°
Highwood, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 50°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 25 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 227SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Highwood, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
884.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 26.11 inHg
Now
884.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 883887
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW886.7882.7884.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Highwood, MT
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Highwood, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.4mi
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
08:24 UTC ·Highwood, 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
08:24 UTC ·Highwood, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Highwood, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Highwood, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Highwood, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Highwood, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
6:48 AM
Moonset
4:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Highwood, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Highwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 — Highwood

SPC has placed Highwood 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.

ZIP codes in Highwood

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.