Olney, Montana Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle35%0.01″70°51°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——66°47°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast10%—61°42°-5°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle25%—56°35°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——65°38°+9°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle36%—68°44°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle51%0.18″56°50°-12°
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.55
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 6:43 AM
- Moonset
- 3:13 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Olney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (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.