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Zortman, Montana Weather

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

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

Zortman, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 11:24 PM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
67%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Zortman, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastZortman, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 73°
Zortman, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    22%
    0.10″
    65°48°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    74°53°+9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Rain
    32%
    0.09″
    79°55°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Rain
    47%
    0.41″
    57°40°-22°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    38%
    69°41°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    31%
    0.05″
    73°56°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    44%
    75°54°+2°
Zortman, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · veering 34°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2510SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the ne.
Zortman, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
876.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 25.87 inHg
Now
876.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874877
870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW877.2874.0874.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Zortman, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 10 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
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Zortman, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.8mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
23:24 UTC ·Zortman, 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
23:24 UTC ·Zortman, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Zortman, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Zortman, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Zortman, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
3:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Zortman, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:15 AM
Moonset
2:51 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Zortman, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Zortman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Zortman

SPC has placed Zortman in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Zortman

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.