Observed 10:05 AM MDT at KCTB

Santa Rita, MT weather

Sunny and 34°1°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24, freeze watch tonight, low 25°−4°.

Mostly agree

Now 34°1°

Sunny · Feels like 26°−3°

Feels like: 26°−3°; Wind chill from 10 mph17 km/h wind · air 34°1°
Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the east-southeast. 610–10 mph17 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 21Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 41°5° today at 2 PM
Hard freeze tonight 9 PM–noon (low 21°−6°)
Low 21°−6° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 11 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 8 PM (low 20°−7°)

This morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 40°4° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 23°−5° by 5 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 30°−1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 38°3° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 21°−6° by 5 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 22°−6° · freezing, low 20°−7° · 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 10a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	37%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	68%	1
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	60%	2
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	51%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	13%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	51%	28%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	44%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	81%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	91%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	65%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	95%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	95%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	95%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	82%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	53%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 29°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	73%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	74%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	88%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	92%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	89%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	88%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	90%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	91%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	93%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	91%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 28°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 28°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	94%	74%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 28°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	58%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 28°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	85%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	89%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 21°−6°. Typical 50°10° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Low, likely
21°−6°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 27°−3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 38°3°, low 19°−7°. Typical 50°10° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Low, likely
19°−7°–27°−3°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 26°−3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 40°4°, low 23°−5°. Typical 49°9° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Low, likely
23°−5°–28°−2°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 26°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 46°8°, low 24°−4°. Typical 49°9° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 2 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 26°−3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 39°4°, low 18°−8°. Typical 48°9° / 25°−4°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 33°0°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–47°8°
Low, likely
18°−8°–32°0°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 25°−4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 36°2°, low 18°−8°. Typical 48°9° / 25°−4°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 26°−4°
  40% chance · 0.5 in1.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Low, likely
18°−8°–29°−2°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 25°−4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 40°4°, low 19°−7°. Typical 47°8° / 25°−4°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 25°−4°
  30% chance · 0.6 in1.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 30°−1°
  20% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 20°−7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
26°−3°–41°5°
Low, likely
19°−7°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 25°−4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 34°1°, low 22°−6°. Typical 47°8° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 18°−8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 24°−4°
  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
27°−3°–42°6°
Low, likely
11°−12°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 24°−4°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 39°4°, low 25°−4°. Typical 46°8° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
33°1°–47°8°
Low, likely
14°−10°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 24°−4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 29°−2°. Typical 46°8° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°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°–55°13°
Low, likely
20°−7°–35°2°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 24°−4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 41°, low 21°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 38°, low 19°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 23°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 34–46°.

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

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank

4.7 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Milk River near Del Bonita nr Cut Bank

24 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 25 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:10 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 65% less heating than a typical week.

This week 69Typical 195

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 47
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 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 25°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?

Cut Bank Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1903–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Santa Rita weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:42 PM; Morning 7:43–8:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:54 PM; Morning 7:31–7:43 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Santa Rita. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,200 ft, 71 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.