Model estimate for 5:00 AM MDT (no recent station report)

Fishtail, MT weather

Clear and 30°−1°.

Mostly agree

Now 30°−1°

Clear · Feels like 23°−5°

Feels like: 23°−5°; Wind chill from 7 mph11 km/h wind · air 30°−1°
Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southwest. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3

Light snow now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze until 10 AM (low 28°−2°)
Above 40°4° today by noon
Below 40°4° tonight after 8 PM
Below freezing tonight 1–9 AM (low 29°−2°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 11 PM (low 29°−2°)

This morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 30°−1° by 4 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 47°8° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 4 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · 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	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 28°−2°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 28°−2°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	1%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	1%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	2%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	1%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	1%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	2%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 34°1°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 31°−1°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	2%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	14%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	18%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	20%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	20%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	25%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	21%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	26%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	33%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	36%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 23°−5° to 34°1°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	39%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	29°−2° (likely 23°−5° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	35%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 51°11°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–28°−2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly 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, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
27°−3°–30°−1°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 51°11°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
23°−5°–32°0°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 53°12°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 1 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Low, likely
30°−1°–35°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  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: Mostly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Low, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 47°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: Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–53°12°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 52°11°, low 33°1°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. South wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 42°6°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°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
37°3°–56°13°
Low, likely
28°−2°–42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  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
42°6°–49°9°
Low, likely
20°−7°–35°2°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°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
35°2°–50°10°
Low, likely
31°−1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 28°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 51°, low 32°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 42–54°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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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

Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 434 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

East Rosebud Creek near Roscoe

9.7 mi

Level: 3.9 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Red Lodge Creek above Cooney Reservoir near Boyd

12 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Willow Creek near Boyd

14 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 31 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 48 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:35 PM; Morning 7:27–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:47 PM; Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 5:10–7:16 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 6:01 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Fishtail. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,500 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.