Colstrip, Montana

Local Time: 1:48 AM MDT (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 45.9° N 106.6° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Special Weather Statement (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Water Plant, Colstrip, Montana (PWS)

Updated: 1:47 AM MDT on July 04, 2009

59.0 °F

Heavy Rain Mist

Humidity:	81%
Dew Point:	53 °F
Wind:	7.0 mph from the NE
Wind Gust:	18.0 mph
Pressure:	30.18 in (Rising)
Visibility:	4.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 700 ft Overcast 3000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	3420 ft

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Flight Rule:	MVFR (KMLS)
Wind Speed:	18.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	38° (NE)
Ceiling:	3000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Miles City	57 °F	Heavy Rain Mist	1:03 AM MDT
	Sheridan	54 °F	Clear	12:53 AM MDT
	Billings	63 °F	Partly Cloudy	12:53 AM MDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KMLS)

86 °F

59 °F

Record (KMLS)

104 °F (1937)

44 °F (1972)

Yesterday

78 °F

63 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 6

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Missoula	71°F
Kalispell	64°F
Billings	63°F
Helena	63°F
Malmstrom AFB	61°F

State Lows:
Livingston	52°F
Lewistown	53°F
Baker	53°F
Wolf Point	54°F
Glasgow	54°F

Astronomy

July 4, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:22 AM MDT

8:59 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

4:44 AM MDT

9:37 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

3:53 AM MDT

10:27 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

2:45 AM MDT

11:35 PM MDT

Moon

7:23 PM MDT

2:43 AM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 53m

Length of Day

15h 37m

Tomorrow will be 1m 3s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 92% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Colstrip, MT

59.0 °F

Heavy Rain

at 1:47 AM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 59323

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
81° F \| 58° F	83° F \| 59° F	88° F \| 59° F	86° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 58° F
Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Northern Rosebud

Updated: 8:57 PM MDT on July 3, 2009
	Rest of Tonight Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening...then chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
	Independence Day Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light overnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
	Sunday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening shifting to the east overnight.
	Monday Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60.
	Tuesday Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Wednesday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Thursday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Friday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Orioles vs. Angels	7:05 PM PDT on July 03, 2009	Clear, 72 °F
Dodgers vs. Padres	7:05 PM PDT on July 03, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 67 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
San Jose vs. Real Salt Lake	8:00 PM MDT on July 03, 2009	Thunderstorm, 70 °F
D.C. vs. Columbus	7:00 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 70 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola	8:19 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Average High 83° F/ 28° C
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Water Plant, Colstrip, MT

Colstrip Montana Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

59.0 °F

53 °F

81%

NE at 7.0 mph

30.18 in

0.00 in / hr

3420 ft

1:47 AM MDT

Rapid Fire

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RAWS BADGER PEAK MT, Lame Deer, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

61 °F

57 °F

87%

NNE at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

4382 ft

1:01 AM MDT

MADIS

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MesoWest Lame Deer Divide US-212 MP 50.1, Lame Deer, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

57 °F

53 °F

86%

North at 3 mph

0.00 in / hr

4327 ft

1:10 AM MDT

MADIS

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RAWS COW CREEK MILES CITY QD MT, Rosebud, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

59 °F

58 °F

96%

NE at 18 mph

0.00 in / hr

2500 ft

12:51 AM MDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 1:36 AM MDT on July 04, 2009 ... Significant weather advisory for southeastern Rosebud... northern Powder River... northern Carter... southern Fallon and southern Custer counties until 215 am MDT... At 134 am MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms just southeast of Baker to Volborg to 13 miles north of Ashland... and moving south at 25 mph. Wind gusts of 40 mph and heavy rainfall are expected with these storms. Many areas under these storms will likely pick up a quick half inch of rain in less than one hour... with some locally higher amounts. Areas affected by these storms include... Ekalaka... Volborg... Ashland... Willard... Stacey... Medicine Rocks St park... Coalwood... Webster... Powderville... Olive and Mill Iron. Lat... Lon 4566 10483 4538 10626 4577 10646 4611 10501 4637 10404 4589 10404 time... Mot... loc 0735z 344deg 20kt 4629 10404 4585 10570 4578 10627