Model estimate for 8:00 AM MDT (no recent station report)

Belfry, MT weather

Sunny and 30°−1°.

Mostly agree

Now 30°−1°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
Humidity: 92%; Air 30°−1°, dew point 28°−2° · frost likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below freezing until 10 AM (low 30°−1°)
Above 40°4° today by 11 AM
High 52°11° today at 4 PM
Below freezing tonight 3–10 AM (low 29°−2°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 2 AM (low 29°−2°)

This morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 52°11° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 4 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	5%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	10%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	4%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	1%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	47%	1%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	1%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	35%	5%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	33%	1%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	2%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	3%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	20%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	45%	21%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	54%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	46%	74%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	67%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	62%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	44%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	28%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	74%	57%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	79%	60%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	69%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	80%	67%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	39%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	28%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	85%	35%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 20°−7° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	87%	24%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 52°11°, low 29°−2°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 2 to 17 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 2 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 48°9°, low 28°−2°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 3 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 0 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 55°13°, low 33°1°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
23°−5°–33°1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 54°12°, low 32°0°. Typical 51°11° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 30°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 13 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Low, likely
28°−2°–36°2°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 30°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 27°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 32°0°. Typical 50°10° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.9 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 26°−3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 32°0°. Typical 50°10° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  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°–52°11°
Low, likely
22°−6°–38°3°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 26°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 45°7°, low 29°−2°. Typical 49°9° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  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
35°2°–58°14°
Low, likely
18°−8°–36°2°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 26°−3°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 49°9° / 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°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
36°2°–59°15°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 25°−4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 52°, low 29°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 55°, low 33°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 43–55°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BYZ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone near Belfry

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft
Flow: 125 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock Creek (South Central MT) near Red Lodge MT

17 mi

Level: 5.4 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Rock Creek near Red Lodge

17 mi

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Willow Creek near Boyd

23 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 52Typical 181

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 39
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 14 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 28°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?

Red Lodge · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+12°+7°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Belfry weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 31 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 47 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:34 PM; Morning 7:25–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:13–7:25 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:45 PM–7:15 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Belfry. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,400 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.