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Missoula, Montana Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Missoula, MT
Monday, June 15 at 9:13 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
59%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:40 PM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Missoula, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMissoula, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 83°
Missoula, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    83°44°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Partly Cloudy
    81°61°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    77°50°-4°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    82°48°+5°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    86°52°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    83°54°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    83°54°
Missoula, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 179°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 182SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Missoula, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
909.3
+2.5 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.85 inHg
Now
909.3
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 907915
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW914.9906.8909.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Missoula, MT
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-12 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 9 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
4.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11
Missoula, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.0mi
UNLIMITED
163 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
15:13 UTC · Missoula, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:13 UTC · Missoula, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Missoula, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Missoula, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Missoula, MT
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
11:40 PM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
10:13 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Missoula, MT
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:39 AM
Moonset
10:02 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Missoula, MT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Missoula at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Missoula

  1. Mon83°44°2%
  2. Tue81°61°3%
  3. Wed77°50°3%
  4. Thu82°48°2%
  5. Fri86°52°0%
  6. Sat83°54°8%
  7. Sun83°54°12%
  8. Mon83°49°7%
  9. Tue88°50°5%
  10. Wed81°53°10%
  11. Thu68°44°10%
  12. Fri77°41°19%
  13. Sat85°47°19%
  14. Sun89°53°10%
  15. Mon94°57°29%
  16. Tue95°60°15%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Missoula

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 Missoula

  • 59812
  • 59808
  • 59803
  • 59802
  • 59801

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.