Ballantine, Montana Weather
Ballantine, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ballantine, Yellowstone County.
Full aviation weather for Ballantine is published on the Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL) page, 34 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. 3 airfields within reach of Ballantine 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 Ballantine: Big Horn County Airport (K00U) 44 km · Laurel Municipal Airport (K6S8) 55 km
Conditions reported at KBIL describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ballantine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ballantine.
About Ballantine, Montana
Ballantine rests in a wide, sun-washed basin where the Yellowstone River, a silver thread, braids and unbraids its course through fertile bottomlands. It lies 20.6 miles north-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 56°T), and is situated 15.8 miles north-east of Lockwood. The land here is a study in muted greens and dusty golds, stretching towards distant, softly rounded hills that catch the late afternoon light, turning their flanks to hues of ochre and rose. Sparse cottonwoods, their leaves rustling like dry paper, offer scant shade along the riverbanks, their roots anchoring into the alluvial soil that has been patiently shaped by water and wind for millennia. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, mingling the faint perfume of wild sage with the earthy aroma of the river. The history of Ballantine is tied to the agricultural bounty of the Yellowstone Valley, an area that has drawn settlers seeking to cultivate the rich soil since the late 19th century. Early homesteaders, drawn by the promise of arable land and the steady flow of the river, established a network of ranches and farms, and the economy of Ballantine remains firmly rooted in the harvest. Wheat fields, their golden heads bowing in the breeze, and the broader, more practical green of alfalfa dominate the landscape, speaking of a life lived in concert with the seasons. While not a hub of major industry, Ballantine possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged in the enduring cycles of planting and reaping, where the rhythm of the day is measured by the sun's arc and the murmur of the river.
Live animated radar for Ballantine 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 | Ballantine, Yellowstone County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.948851°N, 108.14512°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59006 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ballantine, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ballantine, 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 Ballantine includes coordinates 45.948851°N, 108.145120°W, situated in Yellowstone County. ZIP code 59006. 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.
