Observed 8:05 AM MDT at KCTB

Zenith Colony, MT weather

Overcast and 30°−1°.

Forecasts differ

Now 30°−1°

Cloudy · Feels like 22°−6°

Feels like: 22°−6°; Wind chill from 9 mph15 km/h wind · air 30°−1°
Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–9 mph15 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 13Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

8°4° cooler than this time yesterday (38°3° then, 30°−1° now)

Good hours for

Hard freeze until 11 AM (low 25°−4°)
High 38°3° today at 1 PM
Hard freeze tonight 7 PM–tomorrow 1 PM (low 20°−7°)
Below 30°−1° tonight after 9 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 7 PM (low 20°−7°)

This morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 36°2° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 23°−5° by 5 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 29°−2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 20°−7° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 36°2° by 4 PM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 21°−6° by 4 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · 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 8a	Mostly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	62%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	32%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	29%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	55%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	55%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	59%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 45°7°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	47%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	47%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	75%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	68%	82%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	65%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	92%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	82%	96%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	93%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	93%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	85%	93%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	16°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	91%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	15°−9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	92%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 27°−3°)	14°−10°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 27°−3°)	12°−11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 27°−3°)	16°−9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 28°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	82%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	88%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	90%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	91%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	85%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	86%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	86%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 28°−2°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 28°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	16°−9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	97%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 27°−3°)	13°−11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 26°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	95%	69%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 38°3°, low 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 20, with temperatures rising to around 23 overnight. East wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Low, likely
20°−7°–29°−2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 36°2°, low 19°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 20°−7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Low, likely
19°−7°–27°−3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 37°3°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Low, likely
23°−5°–27°−3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 3 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Low, likely
23°−5°–31°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 36°2°, low 18°−8°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
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
31°−1°–47°8°
Low, likely
18°−8°–31°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 34°1°, low 18°−8°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 24°−5°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 28°−2°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 25°−4°
  30% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
26°−3°–35°2°
Low, likely
18°−8°–27°−3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 37°3°, low 19°−7°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 26°−4°
  20% chance · 0.4 in1.1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 23°−5°
  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 37.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
25°−4°–39°4°
Low, likely
18°−8°–30°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 32°0°, low 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 21°−6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 26°−3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 22°−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
23°−5°–40°4°
Low, likely
9°−13°–29°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 38°3°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 28°−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
31°−1°–46°8°
Low, likely
11°−12°–29°−2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 40°4°
  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
28°−2°–51°11°
Low, likely
19°−7°–34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 38°, low 20°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 36°, low 19°.
Monday
Dry, high 37°, low 23°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 32–43°.

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 near Del Bonita nr Cut Bank

13 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 25 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank

16 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 117 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Milk River above Milk River AB

22 mi

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 18 min; Losing 3 min 26 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:42 PM; Morning 7:44–8:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:54 PM; Morning 7:31–7:44 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Zenith Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,100 ft, 69 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.