Townsend, Montana Weather
Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Townsend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——82°42°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——87°56°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——75°49°-12°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——79°44°+4°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——82°50°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle22%0.11″78°57°-4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle22%—64°51°-14°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:32 AM
- Moonset
- 9:48 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Paintbrush crowns the ridges
Townsend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Townsend
- Mon81°42°1%
- Tue87°56°2%
- Wed75°49°4%
- Thu79°44°3%
- Fri82°50°2%
- Sat78°57°22%
- Sun64°51°22%
- Mon72°49°20%
- Tue77°50°16%
- Wed83°51°11%
- Thu93°56°11%
- Fri74°52°11%
- Sat74°50°10%
- Sun76°52°26%
- Mon88°52°28%
- Tue93°59°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 15, 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.
ZIP codes in Townsend
- 59644