Observed 1:55 PM MDT at KLVM

Martinsdale Colony, MT weather

Sunny and 39°4°.

Mostly agree

Now 39°4°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure (notable): 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Falling fast · −0.12 inHg−4.1 hPa in 3 h, change coming

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 42°6° today at 3 PM
Hard freeze tonight 8 PM–11 AM (low 24°−4°)
Low 24°−4° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 7 PM–11 AM (low 23°−5°)

This afternoonNear 41°5° · Clear
TonightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 35°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 39°4° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 24°−4° by 4 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · 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 2p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	7%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	73%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	8%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	6%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	4%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	32°0°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	33°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	32°0°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	3%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	30°−1°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	10%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	27°−3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	66%	32%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	22°−6°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	70%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	19°−7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	35%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	19°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	37%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	17°−8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	47%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	17°−8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	47%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	49%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	45%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	85%	40%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	39%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	48%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	43%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	42%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	23°−5° (likely 21°−6° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	47%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 22°−6° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	64%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	59%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	53%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	45%	2
Mon 12p	Sunny	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	27%	3
Mon 1p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	11%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 42°6°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
21°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 41°5°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 5 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Low, likely
22°−6°–32°0°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: A chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
21°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 44°7°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind 12 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
26°−3°–33°1°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 46°8°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–30°−1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 44°7°, low 25°−4°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 33°0°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 29°−2°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 36°2°, low 25°−4°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Low, likely
18°−8°–33°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 36°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Low, likely
20°−7°–30°−1°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
36°2°–50°10°
Low, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 55 mph89 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 42°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 41°, low 22°.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 27°.
Rest of week
Highs 36–46°; 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

Musselshell River near Martinsdale

1.0 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Musselshell River near Harlowton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Sweet Grass Creek at Tronrud Bridge near Melville

24 mi

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Shields River above Wilsall

25 mi

Level: 5.9 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 27 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 52 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:37 PM; Morning 7:32–8:33 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:49 PM; Morning 7:20–7:32 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:49 PM–7:21 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Martinsdale Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,800 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.