Wisdom, Montana Weather
Summer heat breaks with monsoon. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wisdom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Clear——75°50°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——67°42°-8°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——76°39°+9°
- WednesdayAug 5Clear——82°41°+6°
- ThursdayAug 6Clear——89°45°+7°
- FridayAug 7Overcast——93°51°+4°
- SaturdayAug 8Clear——89°50°-4°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat breaks with monsoon
Wisdom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 57°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 59761
16-Day Forecast — Wisdom
- Sun75°50°0%
- Mon67°42°0%
- Tue76°39°0%
- Wed82°41°0%
- Thu89°45°0%
- Fri93°51°0%
- Sat89°50°0%
- Sun88°46°1%
- Mon87°49°4%
- Tue89°46°6%
- Wed90°47°6%
- Thu77°48°6%
- Fri78°43°15%
- Sat85°47°16%
- Sun87°49°22%
- Mon87°49°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
Sun & seasons in Wisdom
Wisdom sits in Beaverhead County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 42m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 41m — a swing of +7h 1m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Billings, the state’s largest city, lies about 236 miles to the E. The nearest town Wisdom tracks is Charlo, roughly 131 miles to the NNW.
Air quality in Wisdom’s county has held roughly steady since 2023; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 12). See the full air-quality history for Wisdom.
ZIP codes in Wisdom
- 59761