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Swan Lake, Montana Weather

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

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

Swan Lake, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 10:15 PM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
46%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
9:28 PM
Swan Lake, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSwan Lake, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 45 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 45°H 61°
Swan Lake, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    59°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    61°45°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    10%
    55°37°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Snow Shwrs
    51%
    0.41″
    46°33°-9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    14%
    63°32°+17°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    41%
    62°45°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    57%
    71°49°+9°
Swan Lake, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
267° · veering 89°
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2715SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Swan Lake, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
856.5
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.29 inHg
Now
856.5
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 853857
845850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW857.2853.0853.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Swan Lake, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44
Swan Lake, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.3mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
22:15 UTC ·Swan Lake, 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
22:15 UTC ·Swan Lake, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Swan Lake, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Swan Lake, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Swan Lake, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
9:28 PM
Civil dusk
4:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Swan Lake, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:37 AM
Moonset
3:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Swan Lake, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Swan Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (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.

ZIP codes in Swan Lake

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.