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Pioneer Junction, Montana Weather

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

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

Pioneer Junction, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 10:07 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
34%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
9:37 PM
Pioneer Junction, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPioneer Junction, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 70°
Pioneer Junction, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    27%
    71°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    70°51°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    17%
    62°46°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    13%
    59°39°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    75°39°+16°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    41%
    69°52°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    41%
    85°47°+16°
Pioneer Junction, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
282° · veering 180°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 180° from the wnw.
Pioneer Junction, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
932.9
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.55 inHg
Now
932.9
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 929933
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW932.9929.0929.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pioneer Junction, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 9 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
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44
Pioneer Junction, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.6mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
22:07 UTC ·Pioneer Junction, 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
22:07 UTC ·Pioneer Junction, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Pioneer Junction, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pioneer Junction, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pioneer Junction, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
9:37 PM
Civil dusk
4:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Pioneer Junction, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:45 AM
Moonset
3:18 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Pioneer Junction, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pioneer Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 Pioneer Junction

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.