Observed 12:55 PM CST at KHVR

Hilldale Colony, MT weather

Sunny and 39°4°.

Mostly agree

Now 39°4°

Sunny · Feels like 36°2°

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the west. Up to 9 mph14 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 9Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 43°6° today at 2 PM
Hard freeze tonight 9 PM–11 AM (low 22°−6°)
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 9 PM–10 AM (low 25°−4°)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday from 10 AM

This afternoonNear 43°6° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 24°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 45°7° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 3 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · 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 1p	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	30%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	61%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	50%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	48%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	45%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	50%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	19%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	43%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	60%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	79%	68%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	51%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	20°−7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	68%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	16°−9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	85%	52%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	14°−10°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	86%	54%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	14°−10°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	89%	25%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 31°−1°)	11°−12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	89%	45%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 31°−1°)	11°−12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	15°−9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	81%	46%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	71%	41%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	64%	40%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	49%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	54%	54%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	51%	49%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	51%	44%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	30%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	57%	44%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	47%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	49%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	51%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	73%	53%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	19°−7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	52%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	17°−8°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	54%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	16°−9°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	77%	54%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	16°−9°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	55%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	13°−11°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	83%	55%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	13°−11°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	82%	54%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	13°−11°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	85%	57%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	12°−11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	89%	58%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	12°−11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	92%	39%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	13°−11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	39%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	15°−9°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from ESE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	92%	41%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from ESE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	87%	40%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from ESE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	79%	42%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from ESE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	72%	34%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 43°6°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
22°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 45°7°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 22°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Low, likely
24°−4°–31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
27°−3°–32°0°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 48°9°, low 27°−3°. Snow 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 29°−2°
  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 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
23°−5°–36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 30°−1°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Low, likely
22°−6°–33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 41°5°, low 22°−6°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 29°−2°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−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 41. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 39°4°, low 27°−3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−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
34°1°–45°7°
Low, likely
17°−8°–35°2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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
40°4°–49°9°
Low, likely
22°−6°–31°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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
26°−3°–38°3°
Wind
38 mph61 km/h, gusts 65 mph105 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 43°, low 22°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 45°, low 24°.
Monday
Dry, high 48°, low 27°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 39–48°.

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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

Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 11:25 AM · NWS gauge page

Milk River at Fresno Reservoir near Havre

16 mi

Level: 2567 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Milk River at Havre

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Sandy Creek (MT) near Havre

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · 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: 5:27–6:32 PM; Morning 7:33–8:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:44 PM; Morning 7:21–7:33 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 49% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Hilldale Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,700 ft, 46 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Hilldale Colony, MT weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary

Milk River at Fresno Reservoir near Havre

Milk River at Havre

Big Sandy Creek (MT) near Havre

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon