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Zortman, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Zortman, MT
Friday, June 5 at 7:41 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
79%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Zortman, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastZortman, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 74°
Zortman, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    10%
    74°52°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    47%
    75°58°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.06″
    58°41°-17°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    43%
    72°41°+14°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    38%
    0.22″
    69°51°-3°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    57°45°-12°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    60°44°+3°
Zortman, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
289° · veering 86°
Direction
WNW
289°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 86° from the wnw.
Zortman, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
874.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 25.83 inHg
Now
874.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874876
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW876.3873.6874.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Zortman, MT
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Zortman, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.2mi
UNLIMITED
99 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
07:41 UTC ·Zortman, 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
07:41 UTC ·Zortman, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Zortman, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Zortman, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Zortman, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Zortman, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
6:40 AM
Moonset
4:03 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Zortman, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Zortman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Zortman

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Zortman

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.