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Riceville, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Riceville, MT
Friday, June 5 at 3:41 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
60%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Riceville, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiceville, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 70°
Riceville, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    29%
    68°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    70°49°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    58%
    0.01″
    65°52°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    58%
    0.43″
    56°41°-9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    69°41°+13°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.04″
    63°48°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.02″
    62°51°-1°
Riceville, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · veering 45°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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 11 · pk 25 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 201SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the w.
Riceville, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
865.9
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.57 inHg
Now
865.9
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 864868
860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW867.8864.2864.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Riceville, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Riceville, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.8mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
03:41 UTC ·Riceville, 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
03:41 UTC ·Riceville, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riceville, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riceville, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riceville, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riceville, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
6:47 AM
Moonset
4:15 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Riceville, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riceville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (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 5, 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 — Riceville

SPC has placed Riceville in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Riceville

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.