Observed 3:40 PM MDT at KCTB

Glacier Colony, MT weather

Sunny and 37°3°.

Forecasts differ

Now 37°3°

Sunny · Feels like 31°0°

Feels like: 31°0°; Wind chill from 8 mph13 km/h wind · air 37°3°
Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-southeast. 711–13 mph21 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 23Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze tonight 8 PM–noon (low 22°−6°)
Low 22°−6° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 8 PM–noon (low 22°−6°)
Below 30°−1° tomorrow night after 9 PM

This afternoonNear 37°3° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 31°−1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 39°4° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 24°−4° by 4 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 40°4° by 3 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 4p	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	34%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	40%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	78%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	92%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	96%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	98%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	95%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	91%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	82%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	14°−10°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	85%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	14°−10°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 29°−2°)	14°−10°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	85%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 28°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 29°−2°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	83%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	70%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	61%	67%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	83%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	82%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	82%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	89%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	90%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	76%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 28°−2°)	13°−11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 27°−3°)	14°−10°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	59%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 27°−3°)	16°−9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	87%	60%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	84%	67%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	80%	83%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	97%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	76%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	85%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	64%	86%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 37°3°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 22, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Low, likely
22°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 39°4°, low 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 22°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 20. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Low, likely
20°−7°–28°−2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 40°4°, low 25°−4°. 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, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Low, likely
25°−4°–27°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 45°7°, low 25°−4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 7 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 40°4°, low 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Low, likely
20°−7°–31°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 32°0°, low 19°−7°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 27°−3°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 25°−4°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. 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
28°−2°–37°3°
Low, likely
19°−7°–28°−2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 35°2°, low 19°−7°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 25°−4°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  20% chance
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 35. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
25°−4°–38°3°
Low, likely
18°−8°–29°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 37°3°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
33°1°–41°5°
Low, likely
13°−11°–34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
33°1°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–30°−1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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°–48°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Wind
31 mph50 km/h, gusts 55 mph88 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 37°, low 22°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 39°, low 20°.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 25°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 32–45°.

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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

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank

15 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Milk River near Del Bonita nr Cut Bank

19 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 25 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Milk River above Milk River AB

23 mi

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:41 PM; Morning 7:43–8:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:54 PM; Morning 7:30–7:43 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Glacier Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,300 ft, 74 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.