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Kilby Butte Colony, Montana Weather

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

Kilby Butte Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Kilby Butte Colony, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 2:25 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
46%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKilby Butte Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 53°H 71°
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    17%
    72°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    20%
    0.50″
    71°53°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°50°+15°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Rain
    25%
    0.07″
    94°62°+8°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    68°52°-26°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    26%
    81°47°+13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    25%
    83°63°+2°
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
073° · backing 56°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 5
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 5 · pk 11 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 56° from the ene.
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
906.3
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.76 inHg
Now
906.3
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 904911
895900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW911.3903.6903.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 37. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.0mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
02:25 UTC ·Kilby Butte 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
02:25 UTC ·Kilby Butte Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
3:39 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kilby Butte Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
6:08 AM
Moonset
2:56 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Kilby Butte 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 →

Kilby Butte Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 25 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Kilby Butte Colony

SPC has placed Kilby Butte Colony in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Kilby Butte 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.