Model estimate for 11:00 AM MDT (no recent station report)

Reed Point, MT weather

Sunny and 37°3°, freeze watch tonight, low 25°−4°.

Mostly agree

Now 37°3°

Sunny · Feels like 32°0°

Wind: 6 mph10 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 31°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3

Light snow now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 50°10° today at 4 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 8 PM
Hard freeze tonight midnight–11 AM (low 24°−4°)
Low 24°−4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 11 PM (low 25°−4°)

This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 37°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 47°8° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 25°−4° by 4 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 32°0° by 10 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · 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 11a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	0%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	0%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	1%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	1%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	4%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	99%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	99%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	99%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	47%	1%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	48%	2%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	61%	19%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	20%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	21%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	25%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	22%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	20%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	29%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	97%	54%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	63%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	58%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	46%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	45%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 18°−8° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	29%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	26°−3° (likely 18°−8° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	28°−2° (likely 21°−6° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	27%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	19%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 50°10°, low 24°−4°. Typical 56°13° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Areas of fog after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 24. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
24°−4°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 26°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 47°8°, low 24°−4°. Typical 56°13° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 1 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. North northwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 26°−3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 50°10°, low 27°−3°. Typical 55°13° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. North northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 26°−3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 52°11°, low 28°−2°. Typical 55°13° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. West wind 1 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 25°−4°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 24°−4°. Typical 54°12° / 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 24, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 25°−4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 24°−4°. Typical 54°12° / 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 24, with temperatures rising to around 27 overnight. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 24°−4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 51°11°, low 27°−3°. Typical 54°12° / 24°−4°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. 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, 39°4°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–38°3°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 24°−4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 32°0°. Typical 53°12° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°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
40°4°–48°9°
Low, likely
29°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 24°−4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Typical 53°12° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  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
43°6°–54°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 23°−5°
Wind
31 mph49 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Typical 52°11° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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°–60°16°
Low, likely
30°−1°–33°1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 23°−5°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 46 mph73 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 24°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 50°, low 27°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 44–54°.

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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

Sweet Grass Creek near Big Timber

13 mi

Level: 4.2 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Stillwater River (South Central MT) near Absarokee

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 429 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Boulder River at Big Timber

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 130 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Red Lodge Creek above Cooney Reservoir near Boyd

23 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Pipes: watch the cold

Tonight’s low: 25°−4°

Overnight low near 25°F — not yet at drip-the-faucets cold, but worth watching if it's forecast to drop further.

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 59Typical 175

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 44
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 11 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 31°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Columbus · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1930–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Reed Point weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 49 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:35 PM; Morning 7:28–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:47 PM; Morning 7:16–7:28 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:47 PM–7:18 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Reed Point. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,200 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.