Basin, Montana Weather
Basin, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Basin, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Basin is published on the Bert Mooney Airport (KBTM) page, 40 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 Basin 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 Basin: Deer Lodge City County Airport (K38S) 41 km · Helena Regional Airport (KHLN) 43 km · Bowman Field (K3U3) 48 km
Conditions reported at KBTM describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Basin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Basin.
About Basin, Montana
Basin rests in a broad, shallow bowl, a place where the surrounding mountains seem to lean in, their flanks a patchwork of sagebrush and scattered pines. It lies 22.6 miles north-east of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 35°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-north-west of Boulder. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses crushed underfoot. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, rust, and the pale green of resilience – stretching out towards the distant, hazy ridges. The sky above Basin is a vast canvas, often a brilliant, washed-out blue during the day, transforming into an astonishing expanse of deepening indigo and scattered, diamond-bright stars come evening. The story of Basin is inextricably linked to the veins of ore that once pulsed beneath this very ground, a legacy whispered in the quiet streets and the weathered facades of buildings that have seen better days. Prospectors and miners, drawn by the promise of gold and silver, laid the foundations of this community, their hopes and hardships etched into the very character of the place. Though the boom times have long since faded, a quiet resilience persists, a testament to the hardy spirit of those who call Basin home. Today, the economy is a more subdued affair, a blend of ranching, small businesses, and the steady, unassuming presence of those who appreciate the unhurried rhythm of life in this corner of Montana.
Live animated radar for Basin 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 | Basin, Jefferson County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.271318°N, 112.26362°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59631 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Basin, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Basin, 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 Basin includes coordinates 46.271318°N, 112.263620°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 59631. 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.
