Model estimate for 3:00 PM MDT (no recent station report)

Blackfoot, MT weather

Sunny and 43°6°.

Mostly agree

Now 43°6°

Sunny · Feels like 38°3°

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 23Good; 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 24°−4°)
Low 24°−4° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 9 PM–noon (low 21°−6°)

This afternoonNear 43°6° · Clear
TonightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 39°4° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 24°−4° by 3 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 41°5° by 2 PM · 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 3p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	5%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	18%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	38%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	81%	95%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	96%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	93%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	90%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	93%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	95%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	95%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	94%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	94%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	95%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	96%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	97%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	76%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	27°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	68%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	67%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	75%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	27°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	87%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 32°0°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	98%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	97%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	95%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	97%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–31°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 39°4°, low 20°−7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Low, likely
20°−7°–29°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East southeast wind 1 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Low, likely
26°−3°–29°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 47°8°, low 27°−3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 6 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
26°−3°–32°0°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 42°6°, low 21°−6°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
21°−6°–33°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 34°1°, low 19°−7°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 27°−3°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 25°−4°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
31°−1°–36°2°
Low, likely
19°−7°–28°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 38°3°, low 21°−6°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
27°−3°–40°4°
Low, likely
18°−8°–30°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 37°3°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  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
34°1°–41°5°
Low, likely
17°−8°–36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 39°4°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°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°–45°7°
Low, likely
28°−2°–32°0°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°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
35°2°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 52 mph83 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 43°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 39°, low 20°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 26°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 34–47°.

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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

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 147 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank

24 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 2 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:44 PM; Morning 7:45–8:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:57 PM; Morning 7:33–7:45 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Blackfoot. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,200 ft, 50 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.