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Ravalli, Montana Weather

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

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

Ravalli, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 7:22 PM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
44%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
Ravalli, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRavalli, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 68°
Ravalli, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    31%
    0.03″
    67°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    72°50°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    57°46°-15°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Snow Shwrs
    33%
    0.09″
    54°38°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    64°40°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    0.03″
    64°48°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    0.01″
    72°54°+8°
Ravalli, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · backing 71°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
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 8 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Ravalli, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
893.8
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 26.39 inHg
Now
893.8
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890894
885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW894.1890.0892.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ravalli, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ravalli, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
93.6mi
UNLIMITED
123 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
19:22 UTC ·Ravalli, 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
19:22 UTC ·Ravalli, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ravalli, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ravalli, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ravalli, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
9:27 PM
Civil dusk
4:08 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ravalli, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:35 AM
Moonset
3:17 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ravalli, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ravalli at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Ravalli

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.