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

Richey, MT weather

Sunny and 46°8°.

Today: low 25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°), high 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°).

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Sunny · Feels like 41°5°

Feels like
40°5°
Wind chill from 12 mph19 km/h wind · air 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h
From the west. Up to 12 mph19 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point
22°−6°
Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow
3Moderate
Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3

Next 2 hours

None rain starting around 6:15 AM.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Below 40°4° tonight after 8 PM
  • Hard freeze tonight midnight–10 AM (low 26°−3°)
  • Above 40°4° tomorrow by noon
  • Below freezing tomorrow night 3–8 AM (low 29°−2°)
  • Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h Monday from 9 AM
  1. This afternoonNear 47°8° · Clear
  2. TonightDown to 28°−2° by 4 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 48°9° by 4 PM · Clear
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 3 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
  6. Monday morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · freezing, low 29°−2° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Cloudy
  7. Monday afternoonNear 42°6° · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 3pSunny46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)41°5°0%12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h39%0%2
Sat 4pSunny46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)42°6°0%8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h38%0%1
Sat 5pSunny47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)44°7°0%6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h39%0%1
Sat 6pClear43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)41°5°0%3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h49%0%0
Sat 7pClear40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)40°4°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h55%0%0
Sat 8pClear38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)38°3°0%2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h58%0%0
Sat 9pClear35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)32°0°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h61%0%0
Sat 10pClear34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)31°−1°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h63%0%0
Sat 11pClear33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)30°−1°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h64%0%0
Sun 12aClear32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)29°−2°0%3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h66%0%0
Sun 1aClear31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)28°−2°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h67%0%0
Sun 2aClear30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)26°−3°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h68%0%0
Sun 3aClear30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)25°−4°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h70%0%0
Sun 4aClear28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)23°−5°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h71%0%0
Sun 5aClear28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)22°−6°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h72%0%0
Sun 6aClear27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)20°−7°0%7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h75%0%0
Sun 7aClear26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)17°−8°0%9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h77%1%0
Sun 8aSunny27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)17°−8°0%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h79%0%0
Sun 9aSunny31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°)22°−6°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h71%0%0
Sun 10aSunny37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)29°−2°0%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h63%0%1
Sun 11aSunny39°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)31°−1°0%14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph38 km/h57%0%2
Sun 12pSunny42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)35°2°0%14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h51%0%3
Sun 1pSunny45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)39°4°0%14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h47%0%3
Sun 2pSunny46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)40°4°0%14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h44%0%3
Sun 3pSunny47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)41°5°0%14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h43%0%3
Sun 4pSunny48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)43°6°0%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h42%0%2
Sun 5pSunny46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)41°5°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h45%0%1
Sun 6pClear43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)37°3°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h52%0%0
Sun 7pClear40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)33°1°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h59%2%0
Sun 8pClear37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)29°−2°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h60%6%0
Sun 9pClear36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)28°−2°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h62%12%0
Sun 10pClear35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)27°−3°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h64%9%0
Sun 11pClear34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)26°−3°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h65%11%0
Mon 12aClear33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)25°−4°0%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h68%14%0
Mon 1aCloudy33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)25°−4°0%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h68%63%0
Mon 2aCloudy33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)25°−4°0%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h70%61%0
Mon 3aPartly cloudy32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)23°−5°0%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h70%46%0
Mon 4aMostly clear32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)23°−5°0%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h71%35%0
Mon 5aMostly cloudy32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)23°−5°10%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h72%50%0
Mon 6aCloudy29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)18°−8°20%14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h73%69%0
Mon 7aCloudy31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)21°−6°20%14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h75%100%0
Mon 8aCloudy33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)23°−5°20%14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h75%100%0
Mon 9aCloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)25°−4°20%14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h74%100%0
Mon 10aCloudy37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)28°−2°20%14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h73%99%1
Mon 11aCloudy39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)31°−1°20%14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h72%96%1
Mon 12pCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)31°−1°5%17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h71%92%1
Mon 1pMostly cloudy42°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)34°1°5%17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h69%80%1
Mon 2pCloudy43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)35°2°5%17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h68%84%3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 47°8°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 28°−2°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    47°8°–48°9°
    Low, likely
    25°−4°–34°1°
    Wind
    28 mph45 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 48°9°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 27°−3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 48°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 37°3°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 32°0°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    46°8°–48°9°
    Low, likely
    24°−4°–31°−1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 33°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 32°0°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    40°4°–44°7°
    Low, likely
    26°−3°–34°1°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 44°7°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 32°0°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow, 39°4°

      60% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 35°2°

      60% chance · 0.7 in1.8 cm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 37°3°

      40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    37°3°–44°7°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 26°−3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 37°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 39°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 32°0°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    47°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    26°−3°–36°2°
    Wind
    20 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 33°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 42°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, with a high near 48. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    44°7°–54°12°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–35°2°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 36°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 36°2°

      20% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

    Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    36°2°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    26°−3°–40°4°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 38°3°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Snow, 40°5°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 40°4°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 35°2°

      20% chance

    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°–54°12°
    Low, likely
    23°−5°–46°8°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 46°8°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 35°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 46°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 44°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    44°7°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    26°−3°–45°7°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 42°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 51°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 44°7°

      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
    44°7°–59°15°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–38°3°
    Wind
    28 mph45 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 48°, low 25°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 48°, low 27°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 43°, low 26°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 43–50°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:55 PM.

Daylight
10 h 23 min
Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 58 min less
Golden hour
5:12–6:15 PM
Morning 7:13–8:16 AM
Blue hour
6:15–6:27 PM
Morning 7:00–7:13 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:27 PM–7:02 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:44 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking southeast from Richey. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,100 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.