Choteau, Montana Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Choteau weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——72°50°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——74°47°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle16%—67°51°-7°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle37%0.01″58°45°-9°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle17%0.02″70°43°+12°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle46%0.01″59°50°-11°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle46%0.10″68°52°+9°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:54 AM
- Moonset
- 4:18 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Choteau at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (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 5, 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.