Birney, Montana Weather
Birney, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Birney, Rosebud County.
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About Birney, Montana
Birney lies under a vast Montana sky, a place where the land stretches into an immense, sun-bleached canvas. It lies 86.8 miles north-west of Gillette, WY (from Gillette, WY: bearing 325°T), and is situated 22.1 miles south-south-east of Lame Deer. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, of rolling prairie giving way to the low, scrub-covered breaks that hint at the geological forces that shaped this country. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of dry grasses and the faint, mineral tang of dust, a perfume that clings to everything. Sparse cottonwoods, resolute in their defiance of the arid conditions, offer scant shade along the infrequent watercourses, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the ceaseless wind. The character of Birney is one of quiet endurance, of a landscape that demands respect and offers a stark, unadorned beauty in return. The story of Birney is bound to the land and its resources, a narrative of homesteaders who wrestled a living from this challenging environment. Ranching has long been the lifeblood, a tradition passed down through generations, with cattle grazing on the vast expanses where the sky seems to meet the earth without interruption. The economy, though modest, is rooted in this agricultural heritage, a resilient pulse beating against the immense silence. Historically, the area also saw fleeting interests in mineral extraction, whispers of fortunes sought and lost, leaving behind only faint scars on the land. Yet, the enduring spirit of Birney resides in its people, a community shaped by the same vastness that surrounds them, their lives moving at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a rhythm as old as the hills.
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| Location | Birney, Rosebud County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.321657°N, 106.515037°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59012, 59043 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Birney, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Birney, 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 Birney includes coordinates 45.321657°N, 106.515037°W, situated in Rosebud County. ZIP code 59012, 59043. 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.
