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Loring Colony, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Loring Colony, MT
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:02 PM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
69%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Loring Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLoring Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 46 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 46°H 64°
Loring Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    62°49°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    29%
    0.11″
    64°46°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    76°51°+12°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    88°59°+12°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    61°52°-27°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.01″
    71°48°+10°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    26%
    73°57°+2°
Loring Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 35°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 14 · pk 31 @ 6:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 108SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Loring Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
918.7
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.13 inHg
Now
918.7
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 915919
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW918.7914.8914.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Loring Colony, MT
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 31
Loring Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
34%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
22:02 UTC ·Loring 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
22:02 UTC ·Loring Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Loring Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Loring Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Loring Colony, MT
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 57m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Loring Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:46 AM
Moonset
1:34 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Loring Colony, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Loring Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 3, 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 — Loring Colony

SPC has placed Loring Colony 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 Loring 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.