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Great Falls, Montana Weather

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

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

Great Falls, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 10:44 AM
54
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
54°
Humidity
81%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
9:17 PM
Great Falls, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGreat Falls, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 71°
Great Falls, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    71°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    78°48°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    76°51°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    32%
    0.16″
    52°45°-24°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    24%
    70°44°+18°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    71°52°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.03″
    66°52°-5°
Great Falls, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · backing 160°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Great Falls, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
896.7
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 26.48 inHg
Now
896.7
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 896903
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW903.3895.9899.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Great Falls, MT
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 13 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
22μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Great Falls, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
58%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
10:44 UTC ·Great Falls, 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
10:44 UTC ·Great Falls, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Great Falls, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Great Falls, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Great Falls, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
9:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Great Falls, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
6:25 AM
Moonset
3:05 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Great Falls, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Great Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below 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 — Great Falls

SPC has placed Great Falls in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Great Falls

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.