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When
Until 5:30 AM
Where
East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Fergus County below 4500ft; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Snowy and Judith Mountains; Helena Valley; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Northwest Beaverhead County; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains; Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains
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With the rain and snowfall yesterday, patchy dense fog is developing over portions of North Central and Southwest MT.
Visibility is below a half mile in some areas.
Those traveling early this morning should be alert for quickly changing visibility conditions.
Reminder, reduce your driving speeds in areas of poor visibility.
Areas: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Fergus County below 4500ft; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Snowy and Judith Mountains; Helena Valley; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Northwest Beaverhead County; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains; Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains
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Model estimate for 5:00 AM MDT (no recent station report)

Denton, MT weather

Clear and 25°−4°.

Mostly agree

Now 25°−4°

Clear · Feels like 17°−8°

Feels like: 17°−8°; Wind chill from 7 mph11 km/h wind · air 25°−4°
Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the west. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 21°−6°; Dry · up to 29°−2° by 2 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze until 11 AM (low 23°−5°)
Above 30°−1° today by 10 AM
Hard freeze tonight 8 PM–noon (low 21°−6°)
Below 30°−1° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 8 PM (low 25°−4°)

This morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 44°7° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 22°−6° by 5 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 41°5° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 25°−4° by 4 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · 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 5a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	0%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	0%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	1%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	1%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	36%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	40%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	40%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	27%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	26%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	25%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	52%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	69%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	71%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	32%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	19%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	14%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	16%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	25%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	19%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	56%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	51%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	44%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	61%	40%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	9%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	2%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	5%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	37%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	42%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	25%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	31%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	21°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	41%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	49%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	27%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	22%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	25%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	28%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 22°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 44. South wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
23°−5°–29°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 42°6°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
23°−5°–31°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 48°9°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 46°8°, low 27°−3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 34°1°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
23°−5°–35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 41°5°, low 23°−5°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°1°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Low, likely
23°−5°–33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 44°7°, low 33°1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 41°5°, low 29°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 28°−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°–49°9°
Low, likely
19°−7°–36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
41°5°–50°10°
Low, likely
17°−8°–32°0°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 47°8°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  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°–58°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 44°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 42°, low 23°.
Monday
Dry, high 48°, low 28°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 41–47°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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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: 5:32–6:34 PM; Morning 7:32–8:34 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:47 PM; Morning 7:20–7:32 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 5:23–7:20 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Denton. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 39 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Stars tonight? Fair

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