Model estimate for 12:00 PM MDT (no recent station report)

Fox, MT weather

Sunny and 39°4°.

Mostly agree

Now 39°4°

Sunny · Feels like 31°−1°

Feels like: 31°−1°; Wind chill from 15 mph24 km/h wind · air 39°4°
Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the southeast. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 11 PM
Dew point: 23°−5°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4

Light snow now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 3–5 PM
High 47°8° today at 4 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 8 PM
Below freezing tonight 2–9 AM (low 30°−1°)
Below freezing tomorrow night 10 PM–10 AM (low 29°−2°)

This afternoonUp to 47°8° by 4 PM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 42°6° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	53%	10%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	48%	8%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	43%	1%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	39%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	17%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	20%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	22%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	26%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	55%	26%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	28%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	55%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	37%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	30%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	23%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	25%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	71%	43%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	74%	33%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	23%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	79%	46%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	80%	32%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 23°−5° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	27%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	13%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	12%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	14%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 0% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 16 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South wind 2 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 44°7°, low 28°−2°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
27°−3°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 33°1°. Typical 52°11° / 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, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 1 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–33°1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 51°11° / 27°−3°. Snow 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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 and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 31°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 48°9°, low 31°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–34°1°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 27°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Typical 50°10° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−1°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
35°2°–50°10°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 26°−3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 39°4°, low 29°−2°. Typical 50°10° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−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
36°2°–44°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–33°1°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 26°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Typical 49°9° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
38°3°–47°8°
Low, likely
18°−8°–34°1°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 26°−3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Typical 49°9° / 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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
34°1°–56°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–33°1°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 25°−4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 47°, low 30°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 44°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 49°, low 33°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 39–51°; 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

Willow Creek near Boyd

9.3 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Red Lodge Creek above Cooney Reservoir near Boyd

11 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Rock Creek near Red Lodge

11 mi

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock Creek (South Central MT) near Red Lodge MT

15 mi

Level: 5.4 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 57Typical 181

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 47
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 23°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Red Lodge · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+12°+7°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Fox weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 31 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 47 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:34 PM; Morning 7:26–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:46 PM; Morning 7:14–7:26 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:46 PM–7:16 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Fox. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,500 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.