Belfry, Montana Weather
Belfry, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Belfry, Carbon County.
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About Belfry, Montana
Belfry rests in the wide embrace of the Absaroka Mountains, a landscape where the earth rises in rugged, timber-clad slopes giving way to high alpine meadows that blaze with wildflowers in the brief, glorious summer. It lies 50.6 miles south-south-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 209°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east-south-east of Red Lodge. The air here is sharp and clean, carrying the scent of pine and damp earth, and the sky stretches out, an immense, unbroken canvas of cerulean that deepens to indigo as twilight approaches, painting the distant peaks in hues of bruised plum. The land feels ancient, unhurried, a place where the wind whispers secrets through the scattered stands of lodgepole pine and the occasional, solitary ranch house surveys the vast, silent expanse. The Big Sand Coulee carves its way through the terrain, a ribbon of life that nourishes the sparse grasses and offers a vital water source in this high, dry country, and the very silence here is a palpable presence, broken only by the cry of a hawk or the distant, plaintive bleating of sheep. The history of Belfry is etched into the very bones of the earth, a testament to the hardy souls who sought their fortunes in this remote corner of Montana. Coal was once king, its dark, rich veins fueling industries far beyond these mountain borders, and the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts still seem to linger in the quietude. The local economy today leans more towards the enduring spirit of ranching, where cattle graze on the sprawling ranches that dot the valleys, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of sun and rain. There are no grand universities or bustling marketplaces here, but rather a profound connection to the land, a rhythm of life dictated by the seasons and the enduring strength of community. Belfry remains a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather woven into the fabric of everyday life, a quiet strength that endures against the formidable beauty of its surroundings.
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| Location | Belfry, Carbon County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.141892°N, 109.005422°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59008 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belfry, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belfry, 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 Belfry includes coordinates 45.141892°N, 109.005422°W, situated in Carbon County. ZIP code 59008. 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.
