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Sleeping Buffalo, Montana Weather

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

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

Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 4:17 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSleeping Buffalo, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 49°H 69°
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    70°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    0.09″
    69°49°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    80°52°+11°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    48%
    91°60°+11°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Rain
    48%
    0.13″
    62°48°-29°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    26%
    77°45°+15°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    30%
    78°60°+1°
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
002° · veering 100°
Direction
N
002°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 100° from the n.
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
934.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.60 inHg
Now
934.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933939
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW939.2933.3933.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

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

PM 2.5Good
1.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.7mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
04:17 UTC ·Sleeping Buffalo, 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
04:17 UTC ·Sleeping Buffalo, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:13 AM
Moonset
2:44 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sleeping Buffalo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 — Sleeping Buffalo

SPC has placed Sleeping Buffalo in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Sleeping Buffalo

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.