Box Elder, Montana Weather
Box Elder, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Box Elder, Hill County.
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About Box Elder, Montana
Box Elder unfolds across a broad, sun-baked plain, where the horizon seems to stretch into an endless, pale blue sky. It lies 82.1 miles north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 46°T), and is situated 1.7 miles north-west of Rocky Boy West. The landscape here is a study in muted tones: tawny grasses, the dusty ochre of exposed earth, and the occasional hardy sagebrush clinging to life. Rolling hills, softened by distance and the ceaseless caress of the wind, rise gently from the flats, their contours etched by ancient watercourses that now carry only the memory of flow. In the quiet afternoons, the air itself feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of dry earth and the distant, almost musical whisper of wind through sparse vegetation. The history of Box Elder is woven into the larger narrative of Montana's agricultural expansion and the enduring spirit of those who sought a livelihood from this often-challenging land. Ranching and dryland farming have long been the bedrock of the local economy, with generations of families working the soil and tending livestock under the wide Montana skies. This region, like many in Hill County, bears the quiet mark of early homesteaders, their stoic resilience a subtle undercurrent to the present day. The rhythm of life in Box Elder is dictated by the seasons, a steady progression marked by planting, harvest, and the long, silent beauty of winter.
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| Location | Box Elder, Hill County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.317208°N, 110.013263°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59521 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Box Elder, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Box Elder, 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 Box Elder includes coordinates 48.317208°N, 110.013263°W, situated in Hill County. ZIP code 59521. 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.
