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Pinesdale, Montana Weather

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

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

Pinesdale, MT
Friday, June 5 at 1:55 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
44%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
9:24 PM
Pinesdale, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPinesdale, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 76°
Pinesdale, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    25%
    69°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    76°50°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    69°46°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Snow Shwrs
    43%
    0.56″
    57°40°-12°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    32%
    71°41°+14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    73%
    0.15″
    65°49°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    64%
    0.14″
    60°50°-5°
Pinesdale, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · veering 15°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 5
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 5 · pk 31 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the nw.
Pinesdale, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
880.7
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 26.01 inHg
Now
880.7
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-6.2
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 878884
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW884.0877.8877.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pinesdale, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pinesdale, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
93.8mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
01:55 UTC ·Pinesdale, 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
01:55 UTC ·Pinesdale, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Pinesdale, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pinesdale, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pinesdale, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
9:24 PM
Civil dusk
4:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Pinesdale, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:57 AM
Moonset
4:31 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Pinesdale, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pinesdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (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.

ZIP codes in Pinesdale

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.