Anaconda, Montana Weather
Anaconda, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Anaconda, Deer Lodge County.
Full aviation weather for Anaconda is published on the Bowman Field (K3U3) page, 6 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 Anaconda 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 Anaconda: Deer Lodge City County Airport (K38S) 32 km · Riddick Field (KU05) 35 km · Bert Mooney Airport (KBTM) 39 km
Conditions reported at K3U3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Anaconda specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Anaconda.
About Anaconda, Montana
Anaconda sprawls across a wide valley floor, a place where the Anaconda Range rises sharply to the west, its peaks often dusted with snow even in the late spring. It lies 21.4 miles west-north-west of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 294°T), and is situated 21.1 miles south-south-west of Deer Lodge. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at its high elevation, a clean scent of pine and damp earth. Buildings cluster together, their facades bearing the patina of age, a testament to a long and storied past. Streets, laid out in a grid, run straight and true, leading the eye toward the imposing presence of the mountains or the open expanse of the valley. The landscape itself feels vast and ancient, a canvas of rolling hills and distant, hazy horizons that promise endless skies. The story of Anaconda is inextricably linked to the rich veins of copper that once pulsed beneath the earth. For decades, the smelter, a colossal monument to industry, dominated the skyline and the local economy, drawing workers from far and wide and shaping the very character of the community. Though the roar of the furnaces has long since fallen silent, the legacy of mining remains deeply embedded in the town's identity, visible in the architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. Today, Anaconda is redefining itself, embracing its natural beauty and the recreational opportunities it offers. The vastness of the surrounding landscape, once a backdrop to industrial might, now beckons hikers, anglers, and those seeking a quiet communion with the wild.
Live animated radar for Anaconda 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.
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| Location | Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.128537°N, 112.942264°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59711, 59722 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Anaconda, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Anaconda, 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 Anaconda includes coordinates 46.128537°N, 112.942264°W, situated in Deer Lodge County. ZIP code 59711, 59722. 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.
