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Fortine, Montana Weather

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

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

Fortine, MT
Friday, June 5 at 12:34 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
34%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
9:37 PM
Fortine, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFortine, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 70°
Fortine, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    70°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    70°49°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    17%
    61°44°-9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Snow Shwrs
    19%
    0.06″
    57°38°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    12%
    69°39°+12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    40%
    69°49°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    54%
    74°49°+5°
Fortine, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
283° · veering 107°
Direction
WNW
283°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2312SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 107° from the wnw.
Fortine, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.8
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.95 inHg
Now
912.8
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909913
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW913.3908.6908.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fortine, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46
Fortine, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.8mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
00:34 UTC ·Fortine, 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
00:34 UTC ·Fortine, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fortine, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fortine, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fortine, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
9:37 PM
Civil dusk
4:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fortine, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
7:08 AM
Moonset
4:26 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fortine, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fortine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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.

ZIP codes in Fortine

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.