Kicking Horse, Montana Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kicking Horse weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle37%0.02″70°54°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——70°51°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——64°48°-6°
- SundayJun 7Light Snow Shwrs23%0.09″57°42°-7°
- MondayJun 8Overcast12%—65°44°+8°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle42%0.04″67°52°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Heavy Drizzle55%0.28″55°48°-12°
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.8 µg/m³. AQI down 7 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.59
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:36 AM
- Moonset
- 3:16 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Kicking Horse at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (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.