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Surprise Creek Colony, Montana Weather

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

Surprise Creek Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 7:03 AM
52
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
50°
Humidity
78%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
9:11 PM
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSurprise Creek Colony, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 66°
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    0.05″
    66°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    76°47°+10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    62%
    84°53°+8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Snow Shwrs
    62%
    0.70″
    52°41°-32°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    33%
    71°43°+19°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    46%
    71°54°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    0.09″
    72°52°+1°
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 124°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 10 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
866.1
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 25.58 inHg
Now
866.1
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866873
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW872.8865.9868.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 16 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
33μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
55%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.7mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
07:03 UTC ·Surprise Creek Colony, 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
07:03 UTC ·Surprise Creek Colony, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 44m
Sunset
9:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:51 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:19 AM
Moonset
3:02 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Surprise Creek Colony, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Surprise Creek Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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 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 — Surprise Creek Colony

SPC has placed Surprise Creek Colony 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 Surprise Creek Colony

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.