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MONTANA · GALLATIN COUNTY

Bozeman

57,894 people, 4,800 ft above sea level in Gallatin County.

4,800 ftElevation, city center
57,894People, 2024 estimate
21 sq miLand area
Clear 46°
Clear now Dew point 37° · SSE 8 mph · high 73°
City of Bozeman River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bozeman plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Bozeman

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 AM MDT
RIGHT NOW Gallatin Field (KBZN) · 1:56 AM
Clear
46° Clear Feels like 42° · high of 73° near 4 PM
WindSSE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity71%falling to 27% this afternoon
Pressure29.90 in ↘falling slowly
Visibility10 mihaze-free
Clouds
UV index5 by 1 PMmoderate
Dew point 37° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINSept. 230.02 in · 6 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Gallatin County
NWS Great Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:19 AM7:09 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
clear day
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
clear day
clear day
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
TEMPERATURE °F
44°
39°
72°
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69°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 35 to 43°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 67° / 36°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 43°
0% rain — WNW 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
71° 38°
0% rain — NW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
68° 38°
0% rain — NW 2 C
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73° 42°
20% rain — NNW 5 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 41°
0% rain — ENE 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 43°
0% rain — N 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77° 45°
0% rain — SW 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Bozeman was over the California coast three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Bozeman at 10,000 feet was over the California coast three days ago, and over the northern Rockies a day ago, about 820 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land, which is why the air feels dry. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 700 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK IN 1950 Oct. 1, 1950

The coldest this week has been

15° on Oct. 1, 1950, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1880. Next is 19° in 1891.

19°
15°
18911950
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Helena Area threaded record since 1880.
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MONTANA · GALLATIN

Bozeman

57,894 people, 4,800 ft above sea level in Gallatin County.

4,800 ftElevation
57,894People
21 sq miLand
Clear 46°
ClearDew point 37°
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Today in Bozeman

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 44° 0%
5a mostly clear night 41° 0%
8a mostly sunny 41° 0%
11a clear day 59° 0%
2p mostly sunny 69° 0%
5p clear day 72° 2%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
73
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
71
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
38
68
C
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
42
73
C
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
72
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
74
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
77
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1950 · OCT. 1, 1950

15°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1880.