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Dell, Montana Weather

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

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

Dell, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 6:17 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
50%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
9:11 PM
Dell, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDell, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 46 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 46°H 74°
Dell, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    74°46°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    79°44°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    75°52°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Rain
    16%
    0.06″
    59°45°-16°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    18%
    65°41°+6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    31%
    58°48°-7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    50%
    0.12″
    56°46°-2°
Dell, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · backing 164°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 164° from the nw.
Dell, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
814.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 24.06 inHg
Now
814.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 813822
805810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW822.4813.1813.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dell, MT
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.60
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Dell, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.1mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
06:17 UTC ·Dell, 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
06:17 UTC ·Dell, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Dell, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dell, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dell, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
9:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Dell, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:19 AM
Moonset
3:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dell, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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.

ZIP codes in Dell

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.