Stanford, Montana Weather
Thunderheads build by noon. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°47°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Rain24%0.17″78°55°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle33%—63°48°-15°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast30%—68°43°+5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——73°49°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle23%—78°53°+5°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle26%0.03″58°47°-20°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:36 AM
- Moonset
- 10:46 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Thunderheads build by noon
Stanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Stanford
- Mon75°47°3%
- Tue78°55°24%
- Wed63°48°33%
- Thu68°43°30%
- Fri73°49°2%
- Sat78°53°23%
- Sun58°47°26%
- Mon60°44°27%
- Tue72°45°30%
- Wed74°50°18%
- Thu71°47°22%
- Fri73°54°37%
- Sat76°57°35%
- Sun74°56°30%
- Mon84°51°26%
- Tue93°61°28%
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 Stanford
- 59479