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

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

Jackson, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 6:31 PM
59
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Jackson, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJackson, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 42 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 42°H 66°
Jackson, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    64°39°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    75°42°+11°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    70°45°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    53°34°-17°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    60°38°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    57%
    58°44°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    69°40°+11°
Jackson, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · backing 20°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the nnw.
Jackson, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
806.0
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.80 inHg
Now
806.0
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
+5.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 799806
790795800805810815-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW806.2798.8804.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Jackson, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Moderate
+7 in 6hPeak ~59 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 60 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
6.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.58 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.58
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Jackson, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.4mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
18:31 UTC ·Jackson, 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
18:31 UTC ·Jackson, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Jackson, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jackson, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jackson, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Jackson, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:24 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Jackson, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jackson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 Jackson

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.