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Sweet Grass, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sweet Grass, MT
Friday, June 5 at 12:17 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
33%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Sweet Grass, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSweet Grass, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 72°
Sweet Grass, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    72°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    72°51°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    14%
    68°49°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    24%
    57°44°-11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    14%
    68°43°+11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    62°54°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.11″
    65°52°+3°
Sweet Grass, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 116°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 12 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3421SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Sweet Grass, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
890.8
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 26.31 inHg
Now
890.8
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 887891
880885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW891.1887.3889.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sweet Grass, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46
Sweet Grass, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
116.0mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
00:17 UTC ·Sweet Grass, 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
00:17 UTC ·Sweet Grass, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sweet Grass, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sweet Grass, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sweet Grass, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sweet Grass, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:57 AM
Moonset
4:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sweet Grass, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sweet Grass at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 9 (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 5, 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 — Sweet Grass

SPC has placed Sweet Grass 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 Sweet Grass

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.