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Pondera Colony, Montana Weather

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

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

Pondera Colony, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 10:14 PM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
48%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
9:24 PM
Pondera Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPondera Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 44 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 44°H 68°
Pondera Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    65°48°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    69°44°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    67°48°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    31%
    56°42°-11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    67°42°+11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    61°49°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    43%
    75°50°+14°
Pondera Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 126°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2713SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Pondera Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
877.4
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 25.91 inHg
Now
877.4
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874878
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW877.5873.6875.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pondera Colony, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45
Pondera Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.6mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
22:14 UTC ·Pondera 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
22:14 UTC ·Pondera Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Pondera Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pondera Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pondera Colony, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
9:24 PM
Civil dusk
4:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Pondera Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:33 AM
Moonset
3:06 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Pondera 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 →

Pondera Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 Pondera 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.