Big Sky, Montana Weather
Big Sky, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Sky, Gallatin County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Sky.
About Big Sky, Montana
Big Sky unfolds as a vast canvas of rugged grandeur, where granite peaks, dusted with perpetual snow, pierce an impossibly blue sky. It lies 31.6 miles south-south-west of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 210°T), and is situated 18.1 miles east-south-east of Ennis. The Gallatin Range, a formidable spine of mountains, presides over a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and the relentless artistry of wind and water. Valleys, wide and sweeping, cradle emerald meadows in summer and transform into hushed, white expanses under winter's reign. The air here is a tonic, crisp and thin, carrying the scent of pine needles and the distant, murmuring song of the West Gallatin River. The very light seems to possess a crystalline quality, particularly in the late afternoon, when it slants across the slopes, deepening shadows and igniting the snowfields with a fleeting, roseate glow. This is a place of immense scale, where the human presence feels a respectful whisper against the monumental silence of the wilderness. The story of Big Sky is one of ambition and a deep-seated reverence for the natural world. Conceived in the late 1960s as a visionary ski resort, its development has been a careful dance between creating world-class amenities and preserving the untamed spirit of the Montana wilderness. The local economy, once tethered to ranching and the promise of resource extraction, now thrives on tourism, drawing visitors from across the globe to experience its legendary ski slopes and the boundless opportunities for outdoor recreation. The iconic silhouette of Lone Mountain, a sentinel overlooking the valley, is a constant reminder of the geological forces that shaped this land and the enduring allure that continues to draw people to Big Sky. Beyond the slopes, the surrounding national forests and wilderness areas offer a profound connection to a wilder, older Montana.
Live animated radar for Big Sky 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 | Big Sky, Gallatin County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.284651°N, 111.368292°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59716, 59730 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Sky, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Sky, 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 Big Sky includes coordinates 45.284651°N, 111.368292°W, situated in Gallatin County. ZIP code 59716, 59730. 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.
