Observed 12:55 PM MDT at KGTF

Dutton, MT weather

Sunny and 36°2°.

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Sunny · Feels like 27°−3°

Feels like: 27°−3°; Wind chill from 13 mph20 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south-southwest. 35–13 mph20 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 16Good; 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 9 PM–11 AM (low 24°−4°)
Low 24°−4° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 8 PM–11 AM (low 22°−6°)

This afternoonNear 40°4° · Clear
TonightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 40°4° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 25°−4° by 3 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · 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 1p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	5%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	4%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	10%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	7%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	62%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	61%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	51%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	43%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	91%	60%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	67%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	78%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	64%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	71%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	97%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	97%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	95%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	95%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 20°−7° to 29°−2°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	97%	78%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 20°−7° to 29°−2°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	98%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 21°−6° to 30°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	86%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	89%	82%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	80%	67%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	76%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 40. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Low, likely
23°−5°–26°−3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 21°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Low, likely
21°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. East southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
22°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 50°10°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
25°−4°–36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 38°3°, low 23°−5°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 26°−4°
  30% chance · 0.5 in1.4 cm
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 38.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–38°3°
Low, likely
23°−5°–30°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 40°4°, low 23°−5°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 26°−4°
  40% chance · 0.4 in1.1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 33°0°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 27°−3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 24°−5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
29°−2°–40°4°
Low, likely
20°−7°–28°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 37°3°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
31°−1°–40°4°
Low, likely
14°−10°–31°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 36°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
33°1°–47°8°
Low, likely
26°−3°–31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
33°1°–51°11°
Low, likely
23°−5°–38°3°
Wind
32 mph51 km/h, gusts 57 mph92 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 40°, low 24°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 40°, low 21°.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 27°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 37–50°.

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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

Teton River near Dutton

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 36 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Muddy Creek near Fairfield

13 mi

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Tank Coulee

14 mi

Level: 0.8 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Muddy Creek at Vaughn

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 82 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 22 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 59 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:41 PM; Morning 7:40–8:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:53 PM; Morning 7:27–7:40 AM; first light 7:27 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 63% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:13 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dutton. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,200 ft, 50 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.