Model estimate for 5:00 AM MDT (no recent station report)

St. Xavier, MT weather

Clear and 31°−1°.

Mostly agree

Now 31°−1°

Clear · Feels like 25°−4°

Feels like: 25°−4°; Wind chill from 6 mph10 km/h wind · air 31°−1°
Wind: 6 mph10 km/h; From the west. 35–9 mph14 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry · down to 22°−6° by 1 PM
Humidity: 98%; Air 31°−1°, dew point 30°−1° · frost likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below freezing until 10 AM (low 29°−2°)
Above 40°4° today by 11 AM
High 53°12° today at 5 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tonight 1–10 AM (low 25°−4°)

This morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 53°12° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 50°10° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 4 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · 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 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	9%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	30%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	28%	1%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	28%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	29%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	90%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	27°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	26°−3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	1%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	42%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	62%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	61%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	60%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	60%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	56%	59%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	61%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	65%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	84%	46%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	33°1°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	99%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	32°0°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	79%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 29°−2°. Rain, 0% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 3 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–32°0°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 56°13°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 54°12°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. West wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
28°−2°–40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Low, likely
27°−3°–43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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
39°4°–52°11°
Low, likely
22°−6°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
19°−7°–38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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
36°2°–61°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 54°, low 29°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 50°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 56°, low 31°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 45–57°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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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

Bighorn River at ST. Xavier Bridge

1.2 mi

Level: 6.1 ft
Flow: 1,660 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bighorn River at Two Leggins Bridge

13 mi

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 2,050 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bighorn River near St. Xavier

14 mi

Level: 61.1 ft
Flow: 2,280 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Bighorn River at Bighorn Reservoir

15 mi

Level: 3626 ft

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 48 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:28 PM; Morning 7:20–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:40 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 5:57–7:09 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from St. Xavier. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,800 ft, 37 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.