Big Stone Colony, Montana Weather
Big Stone Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Stone Colony, Cascade County.
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About Big Stone Colony, Montana
Big Stone Colony lies in a vast, open expanse where the prairie rolls with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 7.9 miles south-south-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 151°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-west of Malmstrom AFB. Here, the land is sculpted by wind and sky, a canvas of ochre and sage that stretches to meet a horizon so distant it feels like the edge of the world. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crispness that speaks of the high plains, a scent of dry grasses and distant, unseen water. Lone cottonwoods, their leaves a pale, shimmering green, offer solitary punctuation marks against the immense breadth of the landscape, their roots clinging tenaciously to the earth. The light here possesses a remarkable clarity, sharpening the contours of the land and casting long, dramatic shadows as the sun begins its descent. The history of Big Stone Colony is deeply intertwined with the agricultural spirit of this region, a legacy of homesteaders who sought to coax sustenance from this formidable ground. The economy still hums with the steady pulse of farming, the land yielding wheat and barley under skies that can shift from benevolent blue to tempestuous grey with astonishing speed. One might observe the quiet industry of a rancher mending fences, the rhythmic clang echoing in the stillness, or the distant gleam of a tractor turning the rich, dark soil. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet understanding that life in Big Stone Colony is a patient negotiation with the elements, a testament to resilience etched not in stone, but in the enduring rhythm of the seasons.
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| Location | Big Stone Colony, Cascade County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.399958°N, 111.217468°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59472 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Stone Colony, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Stone Colony, 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 Stone Colony includes coordinates 47.399958°N, 111.217468°W, situated in Cascade County. ZIP code 59472. 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.
