Argenta, Montana Weather
Argenta, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Argenta, Beaverhead County.
Full aviation weather for Argenta is published on the Dillon Airport (KDLN) page, 24 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. 2 airfields within reach of Argenta 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 Argenta: Ruby Valley Field (KRVF) 52 km
Conditions reported at KDLN describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Argenta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Argenta.
About Argenta, Montana
Argenta rests in a wide, sun-baked valley, a place where the earth seems to hold its breath under the vast Montana sky. It lies 52.5 miles south-south-west of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 198°T), and is situated 11.8 miles west-north-west of Dillon. The landscape here is a study in muted golds and ochres, the rolling foothills a gentle rise from the valley floor, their slopes dusted with sagebrush and hardy grasses that sway in the ever-present breeze. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant shimmer against the dry earth, cluster along the barely-there veins of water that nourish this arid land, their shadows stretching long and thin in the afternoon sun. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, hinting at dust and distant pine, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind or the distant, sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Argenta is as rugged and weathered as the land it inhabits, a story largely shaped by the promise of precious metals that once drew prospectors and miners to this remote corner. Though the boom times have long since faded, leaving behind whispers in the wind and perhaps a few weathered relics, the spirit of self-reliance and hardy perseverance remains Argenta's enduring character. The local economy now leans more towards the quiet pursuits of ranching and small-scale agriculture, where the land, though demanding, still yields its sustenance. There are no grand institutions here, no bustling avenues; instead, life in Argenta unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the quiet dignity of those who call this valley home. The distinctive character of Argenta is its profound sense of place, a feeling that the earth itself has a voice, speaking in the rustle of dry grass and the boundless expanse of the sky.
Live animated radar for Argenta 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 | Argenta, Beaverhead County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.279646°N, 112.861976°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59725 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Argenta, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Argenta, 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 Argenta includes coordinates 45.279646°N, 112.861976°W, situated in Beaverhead County. ZIP code 59725. 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.
