Observed 10:15 PM MDT at KGTF

Belt, MT weather

Clear and 32°0°.

Forecasts differ

Now 32°0°

Clear · Feels like 28°−2°

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-northeast. Light through 10 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry · down to 18°−8° by 5 AM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 15Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze until 1 PM tomorrow (low 20°−7°)
Fog tomorrow 7–10 AM
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 6 PM–11 AM (low 21°−6°)
Below 30°−1° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 22°−6° by 5 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 31°−1° by 11 AM · Cloudy · freezing, low 20°−7°
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 36°2° by 4 PM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 22°−6° by 5 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 41°5° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 33°1° by 9 PM · rain chance 10% · Mostly 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 10p	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	39%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	25°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	82%	23%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	24°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	84%	34%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	22°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	39%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	22°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	55%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	22°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 27°−3°)	20°−7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Fog	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 28°−2°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	98%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	88%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	60%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	51%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	53%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	57%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	70%	73%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	30%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	60%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	58%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	61%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	68%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	85%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	84%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	82%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	76%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	60%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	47%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	38%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	60%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	67%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	73%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	51%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	38°3°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	60%	0
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 45°7°)	36°2°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)	34°1°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	33°1°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	47%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 42°6°, low 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 22°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Low, likely
20°−7°–23°−5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 36°2°, low 19°−7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 20°−7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 22°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 19, with temperatures rising to around 22 overnight. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Low, likely
19°−7°–27°−3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Low, likely
23°−5°–30°−1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 43°6°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 2 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 39°4°, low 24°−4°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°1°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Night: A chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 40°4°, low 25°−4°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Low, likely
24°−4°–33°1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
22°−6°–37°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 45°7°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  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
38°3°–51°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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
43°6°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Wind
31 mph50 km/h, gusts 64 mph102 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 42°, low 20°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 36°, low 19°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 27°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 39–49°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TFX) (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

Belt Creek near Monarch

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 55 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River near Great Falls

15 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 4,580 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River near Ulm

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 3,790 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 24 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 56 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:38 PM; Morning 7:36–8:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:50 PM; Morning 7:24–7:36 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Belt. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.