Observed 6:40 PM MDT at KCTB

Rimrock Colony, MT weather

Mostly cloudy and 36°2°.

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-northeast. 35–13 mph21 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry · down to 22°−6° by 2 AM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 8Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze tonight 8 PM–noon (low 24°−4°)
Low 24°−4° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 39°4° tomorrow at 4 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 8 PM–11 AM (low 24°−4°)

TonightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 39°4° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 3 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 40°4° by 3 PM · 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 6p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	56%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	94%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	95%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	95%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	94%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	92%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	81%	56%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	66%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	84%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	83%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	61%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	14°−10°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	14°−10°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	16°−9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	54%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 28°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	79%	56%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	77%	71%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	75%	95%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	95%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	80%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	66%	87%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	81%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	87%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	84%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 37°3°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Low, likely
23°−5°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. 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, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Cloudy. Low around 22, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Low, likely
22°−6°–28°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
35°2°–41°5°
Low, likely
24°−4°–27°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 45°7°, low 26°−3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Low, likely
26°−3°–33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 40°4°, low 21°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Low, likely
21°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 32°0°, low 20°−7°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 26°−3°
  30% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
28°−2°–35°2°
Low, likely
20°−7°–27°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 35°2°, low 21°−6°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−5°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 27°−3°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
25°−4°–35°2°
Low, likely
17°−8°–28°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 38°3°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 22°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Low, likely
15°−9°–33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 35°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
33°1°–48°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–28°−2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
35°2°–49°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–35°2°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 55 mph89 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 37°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 39°, low 22°.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 26°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 32–45°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TFX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Milk River above Milk River AB

17 mi

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank

21 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 117 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Milk River near Del Bonita nr Cut Bank

22 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 18 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:41 PM; Morning 7:43–8:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:53 PM; Morning 7:30–7:43 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Rimrock Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,300 ft, 79 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.