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Rudyard, Montana Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rudyard, MT
Monday, June 15 at 7:09 AM
54
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
51°
Humidity
76%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:19 PM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Rudyard, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRudyard, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 78°
Rudyard, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    12%
    78°51°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    60%
    83°56°+5°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    60%
    0.04″
    64°52°-19°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    16%
    68°48°+4°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    0.07″
    69°52°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    23%
    72°52°+3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    79°55°+7°
Rudyard, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 63°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the nnw.
Rudyard, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
910.2
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 26.88 inHg
Now
910.2
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909917
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW917.1909.1910.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rudyard, MT
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
1.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4
Rudyard, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.6mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
13:09 UTC · Rudyard, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:09 UTC · Rudyard, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rudyard, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rudyard, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rudyard, MT
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:38 AM
Sunrise
11:19 PM
Daylight
16h 06m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Rudyard, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:14 AM
Moonset
9:58 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Rudyard, MT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rudyard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Rudyard

  1. Mon78°51°12%
  2. Tue83°56°60%
  3. Wed64°52°60%
  4. Thu68°48°16%
  5. Fri69°52°4%
  6. Sat72°52°23%
  7. Sun79°55°24%
  8. Mon67°44°18%
  9. Tue75°51°11%
  10. Wed78°53°15%
  11. Thu73°52°26%
  12. Fri68°53°32%
  13. Sat78°53°29%
  14. Sun79°62°26%
  15. Mon86°62°31%
  16. Tue93°68°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 15, 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 — Rudyard

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Rudyard

  • 59540

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.