Model estimate for 3:00 PM MDT (no recent station report)

Heart Butte, MT weather

Sunny and 43°6°.

Mostly agree

Now 43°6°

Sunny · Feels like 39°4°

Wind: 6 mph10 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 40°4° tonight after 7 PM
Fog tonight 11 PM–midnight
Hard freeze tonight 1 AM–1 PM (low 27°−3°)
Low 27°−3° tomorrow at 9 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 7 PM–11 AM (low 25°−4°)

This afternoonNear 43°6° · Clear
TonightDown to 30°−1° by 4 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 30°−1° · freezing, low 27°−3° · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 36°2° by 3 PM · freezing, low 32°0° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 28°−2° by 3 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 41°5° by 2 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 3p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	3%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	1%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	27%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	57%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	71%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Fog	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	95%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	30°−1°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	99%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	29°−2°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	98%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	71%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	71%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	94%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	96%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	96%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	94%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	92%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	93%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	94%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	95%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 31°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	66%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 31°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	73%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	78%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 31°−1°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	98%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	95%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	93%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	90%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	87%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 43°6°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. East wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
26°−3°–30°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 36°2°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind 0 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
33°1°–36°2°
Low, likely
24°−4°–29°−2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 42°6°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South southeast wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: A chance of snow between midnight and 3am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Low, likely
26°−3°–32°0°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 8 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 7 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
28°−2°–35°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 41°5°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  40% chance
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 41.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 35°2°, low 25°−4°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 28°−2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 32°0°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 26°−4°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
31°−1°–36°2°
Low, likely
25°−4°–27°−3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 38°3°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
27°−3°–40°4°
Low, likely
20°−7°–29°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 36°2°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
33°1°–41°5°
Low, likely
19°−7°–34°1°
Wind
32 mph51 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°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°–44°7°
Low, likely
28°−2°–32°0°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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
34°1°–54°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 56 mph90 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 43°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 36°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 32°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 35–44°.

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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

Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 147 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:45 PM; Morning 7:45–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:57 PM; Morning 7:32–7:45 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Heart Butte. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,400 ft, 14 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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