Observed 12:50 PM MDT at KCTB

Pondera Colony, MT weather

Sunny and 36°2°.

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Sunny · Feels like 30°−1°

Feels like: 30°−1°; Wind chill from 7 mph11 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze tonight 10 PM–noon (low 24°−4°)
Low 24°−4° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 8 PM–11 AM (low 23°−5°)

This afternoonNear 41°5° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 39°4° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 24°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Mostly 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	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	19%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	45%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	40%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	38%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	12%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	24%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	88%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	70%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	53%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	70%	84%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	62%	90%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	91%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	89%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	90%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	93%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	95%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	27°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	27°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	91%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	92%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 19°−7° to 29°−2°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	66%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 18°−8° to 28°−2°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	63%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 20°−7° to 28°−2°)	26°−3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	83%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	90%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	90%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	91%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
24°−4°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 39°4°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  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 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind 1 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Low, likely
21°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 48°9°, low 28°−2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. West wind 2 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
28°−2°–33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
23°−5°–33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 35°2°, low 21°−6°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 28°−2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 23°−5°
  40% chance · 0.4 in1 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. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
31°−1°–35°2°
Low, likely
21°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 39°4°, low 23°−5°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 22°−6°
  40% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 30°−1°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  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 39. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Low, likely
17°−8°–25°−4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 35°2°, low 21°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  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
29°−2°–38°3°
Low, likely
11°−12°–30°−1°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
35°2°–48°9°
Low, likely
21°−6°–33°1°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°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
31°−1°–51°11°
Low, likely
19°−7°–36°2°
Wind
31 mph50 km/h, gusts 57 mph91 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 41°, low 24°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 39°, low 22°.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 28°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 35–48°.

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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

Badger Creek below Four Horns Canal near Browning

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 149 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:43 PM; Morning 7:43–8:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:55 PM; Morning 7:31–7:43 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking southwest from Pondera Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,300 ft, 81 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Pondera Colony, MT weather

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