Augusta, Montana Weather
Augusta, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Augusta, Lewis and Clark County.
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About Augusta, Montana
Augusta sits where the wide, sky-blue expanse of the Montana plains begins to gently swell and ripple towards the distant, jagged teeth of the Rocky Mountains. It lies 51.0 miles west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 270°T), and is situated 24.1 miles south-south-west of Choteau. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, often tinged with the earthy aroma of sun-baked soil and the faint sweetness of wild sagebrush that carpets the rolling hills. Sunlight, when it descends in the late afternoon, washes over the landscape in molten gold, highlighting the subtle undulations of the terrain and casting long, benevolent shadows across the scattered ranches and the quiet, unhurried streets of Augusta itself. The nearby Dearborn River, a ribbon of silver and emerald, traces its winding path through the valley, its murmur a constant, soothing counterpoint to the vast silence of the surrounding country. This is a place where the echoes of the past are as palpable as the present-day hum of ranching life. Augusta, for all its present-day tranquility, was born of the rugged spirit of the American West, a vital stop along the pathways of early settlers and prospectors drawn by the allure of Montana's rich mineral veins. The local economy, though diversified, still finds its backbone in the enduring traditions of cattle ranching and agriculture, the land yielding its bounty under the tireless efforts of generations. The distinctive character of Augusta is not marked by grand monuments, but by the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring connection they share with this magnificent, untamed country, a spirit that seems to shimmer in the heat haze on a summer's day and gleam in the sharp clarity of a winter's dawn.
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| Location | Augusta, Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.492725°N, 112.392246°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59410 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Augusta, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Augusta, Montana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Augusta includes coordinates 47.492725°N, 112.392246°W, situated in Lewis and Clark County. ZIP code 59410. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
