Alberton, Montana Weather
Alberton, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alberton, Mineral County.
Full aviation weather for Alberton is published on the Missoula Montana Airport (KMSO) page, 30 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Alberton have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Alberton: Mineral County Airport (K9S4) 34 km · St Ignatius Airport (K52S) 47 km · Cayuse Creek /US Forest Service Airport (KC64) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMSO describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alberton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alberton.
About Alberton, Montana
Alberton exhales a quiet dignity, a settlement cradled by the formidable embrace of the Bitterroot Mountains. It lies 24.3 miles west-north-west of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 292°T), and is situated 11.5 miles west of Frenchtown. Here, the Clark Fork River, a mercurial ribbon of jade and silver, carves its path, its murmur a constant companion to the sky that stretches, vast and unburdened, over the valley floor. The air, crisp and carrying the scent of pine and damp earth, often holds a peculiar stillness, broken only by the distant call of a hawk or the rustle of wind through aspens. Mountains, their slopes a tapestry of conifer green and shadowed scree, press in, their peaks dusted with snow even as the valley floor thrums with the nascent warmth of spring. The history of Alberton is deeply entwined with the relentless pulse of the railroad and the rich veins of minerals that lay hidden beneath the earth. For generations, the valley has drawn those seeking fortune and a life lived close to the raw, untamed beauty of the Montana wilderness. Timber mills once hummed with a steady, resonant thrum, their output feeding the burgeoning West, and though the landscape has shifted, a spirit of hardy self-reliance persists. Today, the economy finds its footing in a blend of agriculture, the quiet hum of local businesses, and the enduring allure of its natural surroundings, drawing visitors who seek the solace of wide-open spaces and the profound quietude that settles over Alberton as dusk paints the mountain flanks in hues of amethyst and rose.
Live animated radar for Alberton and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Alberton, Mineral County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.001587°N, 114.473455°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59820 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alberton, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alberton, Montana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alberton includes coordinates 47.001587°N, 114.473455°W, situated in Mineral County. ZIP code 59820. Telephone area code: 406. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
