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Sula, Montana Weather

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

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

Sula, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 4:54 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
59%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Sula, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSula, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 69°
Sula, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    12%
    76°42°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    0.05″
    69°52°-7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    80°48°+11°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    77°48°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    27%
    62°41°-15°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    22%
    63°38°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    70°48°+7°
Sula, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · backing 86°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sula, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
863.4
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 25.50 inHg
Now
863.4
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 863868
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW868.4862.8864.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sula, MT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 38 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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 during the projected peak around 6 AM.

PM 2.5Good
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 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 38
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sula, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.1mi
UNLIMITED
147 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
04:54 UTC ·Sula, 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
04:54 UTC ·Sula, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sula, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sula, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sula, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sula, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:28 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sula, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sula at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Sula

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Sula

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.