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Billings, Montana Weather

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

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

Billings, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 7:43 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Billings, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBillings, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 77°
Billings, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    77°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    90°56°+13°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    97°60°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    77°50°-20°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    20%
    87°45°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    23%
    88°58°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    42%
    91°59°+3°
Billings, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
032° · backing 98°
Direction
NNE
032°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 98° from the nne.
Billings, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
899.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 26.57 inHg
Now
899.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-7.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 899908
890895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW907.8898.7899.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Billings, MT
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Billings, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
07:43 UTC ·Billings, 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
07:43 UTC ·Billings, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Billings, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Billings, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Billings, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
3:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Billings, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:05 AM
Moonset
3:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Billings, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Billings at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 — Billings

SPC has placed Billings in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Billings

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.