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Silver Gate, Montana Weather

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

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

Silver Gate, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 10:45 AM
41
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
46%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Silver Gate, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSilver Gate, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 40 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 40°H 60°
Silver Gate, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.02″
    60°40°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    66°40°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    69°41°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    35%
    1.2″
    47°30°-22°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    12%
    61°29°+14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    26%
    60°40°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.01″
    64°40°+4°
Silver Gate, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 161°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 22 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Silver Gate, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
737.6
+4.5 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 21.78 inHg
Now
737.6
mb
3h
+4.5
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 737749
730735740745750755-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW749.2736.9744.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Silver Gate, MT
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-20 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.62 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Silver Gate, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
102.3mi
UNLIMITED
180 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
10:45 UTC ·Silver Gate, 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
10:45 UTC ·Silver Gate, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Silver Gate, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Silver Gate, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Silver Gate, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
3:39 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Silver Gate, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
6:08 AM
Moonset
3:08 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Silver Gate, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Silver Gate at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 29°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 — Silver Gate

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Silver Gate

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.