Black Eagle, Montana Weather
Black Eagle, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Black Eagle, Cascade County.
Full aviation weather for Black Eagle is published on the Great Falls International Airport (KGTF) page, 8 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 Black Eagle 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 Black Eagle: Dutton Airport (K5U1) 48 km · Fairfield Airport (K5U5) 54 km · Fort Benton Airport (K79S) 60 km
Conditions reported at KGTF describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Black Eagle specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Black Eagle.
About Black Eagle, Montana
Black Eagle lies in a broad, sun-drenched valley where the Missouri River, a ribbon of cool, silty water, has shaped the land for millennia. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 32°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west-north-west of Malmstrom AFB. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones, a sprawling expanse of rolling hills and wide-open plains that stretch towards the distant, jagged teeth of the Rocky Mountains. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant, almost startling green against the tawny landscape, cluster along the riverbanks, their branches reaching skyward as if in silent, enduring prayer. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, dry quality, hinting at the vastness of the Montana sky and the profound stillness that can settle over this country. The story of Black Eagle is intimately tied to the power of the Missouri and the promise of industry. For a time, this locale pulsed with the energy of a burgeoning industrial center, its lifeblood flowing from the very river that continues to define it. Evidence of this past can still be glimpsed in the weathered remnants of structures that once hummed with activity, a quiet testament to the ambition of those who sought to harness the region's resources. Today, the economy of Black Eagle is more subdued, a gentle echo of its more boisterous past, yet it retains a character born of resilience and a deep connection to the land. The rhythm of life here is measured, dictated by the seasons and the unwavering presence of the natural world, a place where the sky feels impossibly large and the silence can be as profound as any sound.
Live animated radar for Black Eagle 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 | Black Eagle, Cascade County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.52468°N, 111.278308°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59414 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Black Eagle, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Black Eagle, 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 Black Eagle includes coordinates 47.524680°N, 111.278308°W, situated in Cascade County. ZIP code 59414. 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.
