Model estimate for 6:00 AM MDT (no recent station report)

Ayers Ranch Colony, MT weather

Clear and 26°−3°.

Forecasts agree

Now 26°−3°

Clear · Feels like 16°−9°

Feels like: 15°−9°; Wind chill from 12 mph19 km/h wind · air 26°−3°
Wind: 12 mph19 km/hgusts 20 mph33 km/h; From the west. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 21°−6°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 30Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

Light snow now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze until 10 AM (low 26°−3°)
Above 40°4° today by noon
Below 40°4° tonight after 7 PM
Hard freeze tonight 10 PM–11 AM (low 24°−4°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 9 PM (low 28°−2°)

This morningUp to 37°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 48°9° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 26°−3° by 4 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 35°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 43°6° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 28°−2° by 4 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	0%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	0%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	35%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	39%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	1%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	4%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	46%	1%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	1%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	44%	2%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	6%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	52%	9%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	14%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	9%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	14%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	25%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	26%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	6%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	25%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	27%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	34%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	39%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 48°9°, low 24°−4°. Typical 55°13° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. South southwest wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
24°−4°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 43°6°, low 28°−2°. Typical 55°13° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 1 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 5 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 49°9°, low 31°−1°. Typical 54°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 26°−3°. Typical 54°12° / 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–37°3°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 43°6°, low 27°−3°. Typical 53°12° / 28°−2°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  20% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Night: A slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 28°−2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Typical 53°12° / 28°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 33°1°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Night: A slight chance of snow before 3am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 28°−2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 41°5°, low 30°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°1°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–51°11°
Low, likely
20°−7°–34°1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 45°7°, low 29°−2°. Typical 52°11° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
20°−7°–33°1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 35°2°. Typical 52°11° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–61°16°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 48°, low 24°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 43°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 47°, low 31°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 41–49°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 61Typical 164

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 46
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 21°F). Indoor air will run dry too — a humidifier keeping indoor relative humidity in the 30–50% range is more comfortable and cuts static shocks, without going so high it fogs cold windows.

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Grass Range · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1914–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Ayers Ranch Colony weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 25 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 55 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:31 PM; Morning 7:27–8:30 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:43 PM; Morning 7:15–7:27 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:19–7:15 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Ayers Ranch Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,600 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.