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Rapelje, Montana Weather

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

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

Rapelje, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 10:15 AM
52
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
48°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Rapelje, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRapelje, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 71°
Rapelje, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    13%
    71°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    82°52°+11°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    90°59°+8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.04″
    73°46°-17°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    23%
    80°43°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    28%
    83°56°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    0.01″
    85°57°+2°
Rapelje, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · backing 177°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 7
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 7 · pk 14 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 143SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rapelje, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
872.1
+2.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.75 inHg
Now
872.1
mb
3h
+2.7
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 872880
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW880.0871.5875.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rapelje, MT
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Rapelje, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
10:15 UTC ·Rapelje, 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
10:15 UTC ·Rapelje, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rapelje, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rapelje, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rapelje, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
3:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rapelje, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
6:09 AM
Moonset
3:02 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rapelje, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rapelje at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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 — Rapelje

SPC has placed Rapelje in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Rapelje

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.