Red Lodge, Montana Weather
Thunderheads build by noon. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Lodge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——68°45°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——83°55°+15°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle18%0.04″67°47°-16°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast18%—67°43°0°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——72°49°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle71%0.07″66°56°-6°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle61%0.02″62°52°-4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
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- Moonrise
- 6:42 AM
- Moonset
- 10:31 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Thunderheads build by noon
Red Lodge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Red Lodge
- Mon68°45°1%
- Tue83°55°2%
- Wed67°47°18%
- Thu67°43°18%
- Fri72°49°3%
- Sat66°56°71%
- Sun62°52°61%
- Mon51°46°45%
- Tue69°45°34%
- Wed84°51°28%
- Thu70°47°19%
- Fri75°54°17%
- Sat70°56°16%
- Sun77°54°34%
- Mon82°52°36%
- Tue94°68°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 16, 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 Red Lodge
- 59068