Model estimate for 2:00 PM MDT (no recent station report)

Birch Creek Colony, MT weather

Mostly sunny and 41°5°.

Mostly agree

Now 41°5°

Mostly sunny · Feels like 38°3°

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 26°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 13Good; 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 tonight 10 PM–noon (low 25°−4°)
Low 25°−4° tomorrow at 8 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 8 PM–11 AM (low 23°−5°)

This afternoonNear 41°5° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 31°−1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 39°4° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 25°−4° by 4 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · 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 2p	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	54%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	41%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	25%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	13%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	21%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	65%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	84%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	82%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	71%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	58%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 31°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	91%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	91%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	90%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	89%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	90%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	93%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	95%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	82%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	88%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	88%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	46%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	48%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	51%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	69%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	77%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	79%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	94%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
24°−4°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 39°4°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 42°6°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East southeast wind 1 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
21°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 47°8°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 35°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind 3 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
28°−2°–33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 38°3°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–33°1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 35°2°, low 22°−6°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 29°−2°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 28°−2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 23°−5°
  40% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
30°−1°–35°2°
Low, likely
22°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 39°4°, low 23°−5°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 23°−5°
  40% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 22°−6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Low, likely
17°−8°–24°−4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 35°2°, low 21°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−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
29°−2°–38°3°
Low, likely
14°−10°–31°−1°
Wind
33 mph54 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 34°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°–48°9°
Low, likely
21°−6°–33°1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°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
31°−1°–52°11°
Low, likely
19°−7°–36°2°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 57 mph91 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 41°, low 24°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 39°, low 22°.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 28°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 35–47°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 147 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:43 PM; Morning 7:43–8:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:56 PM; Morning 7:31–7:43 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Birch Creek Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,300 ft, 47 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Birch Creek Colony, MT weather

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