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Winston, Montana Weather

Thunderheads build by noon. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Winston, MT
Wednesday, June 17 at 3:19 PM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
25%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Winston, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWinston, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 47°H 71°
Winston, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    69°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Partly Cloudy
    72°47°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    72°46°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Showers
    30%
    0.01″
    75°54°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.03″
    66°48°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    73°48°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Partly Cloudy
    80°50°+7°
Winston, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · veering 27°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 15
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 15 · pk 45 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2820SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Winston, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
862.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 25.48 inHg
Now
862.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 856863
850855860865870-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW863.3856.4862.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Winston, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. 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
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
4.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 49
Winston, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
146.2mi
UNLIMITED
156 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
21:19 UTC · Winston, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:19 UTC · Winston, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Winston, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Winston, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Winston, MT
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
10:02 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Winston, MT
The moon
Waxing Crescent
11% illuminated
Moonrise
8:07 AM
Moonset
11:32 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Winston, MT
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Thunderheads build by noon

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Winston

  1. Wed68°51°4%
  2. Thu72°48°7%
  3. Fri72°46°1%
  4. Sat75°54°30%
  5. Sun66°48°23%
  6. Mon73°48°6%
  7. Tue80°50°3%
  8. Wed80°55°24%
  9. Thu79°53°15%
  10. Fri79°59°15%
  11. Sat83°59°12%
  12. Sun82°60°27%
  13. Mon81°57°26%
  14. Tue80°57°29%
  15. Wed86°62°19%
  16. Thu87°59°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 17, 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 — Winston

SPC has placed Winston 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 Winston

  • 59647

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.