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Crane, Montana Weather

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

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

Crane, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 11:51 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Crane, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCrane, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 83°
Crane, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    75°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Partly Cloudy
    83°55°+8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    72%
    95°63°+12°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    83°59°-12°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    27%
    78°54°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    28%
    0.10″
    82°64°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    0.04″
    77°63°-5°
Crane, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
292° · veering 116°
Direction
WNW
292°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
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 5 · pk 12 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 116° from the wnw.
Crane, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
943.1
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.85 inHg
Now
943.1
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 942945
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW945.0941.6941.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Crane, MT
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+16 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Crane, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.1mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
23:51 UTC ·Crane, 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
23:51 UTC ·Crane, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Crane, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Crane, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Crane, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Daylight
15h 48m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Crane, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:55 AM
Moonset
2:34 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Crane, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crane at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 — Crane

SPC has placed Crane in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Crane

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.