Cascade Colony, Montana Weather
Cascade Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cascade Colony, Cascade County.
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About Cascade Colony, Montana
Cascade Colony lies in a broad, sweeping valley where the sky feels impossibly vast, a canvas painted with the pale blues of morning and the deep, bruised purples of approaching twilight. It lies 24.6 miles west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 260°T), and is situated 17.2 miles west-south-west of Sun Prairie. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rise and fall of tawny grasses that speak of enduring winds and a hardy, resilient earth. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant, almost electric green against the muted landscape, cluster in sheltered hollows, offering islands of shade, while the distant mountains, their peaks softened by a perpetual haze, stand as silent sentinels. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage, a fragrance that seems to settle deep into the lungs. The story of Cascade Colony is one of pioneers and perseverance, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who sought a living from this rugged terrain. Originally a hub for ranching and agriculture, the fertile soil, coaxed into yielding by diligent hands, continues to sustain the local economy, with cattle grazing on the surrounding grasslands and fields of grain rippling in the breeze. The Great Northern Railway once rumbled through, a vital artery connecting this isolated outpost to the wider world, and echoes of that era can still be felt in the quiet hum of the present-day freight trains that pass. A distinctive character has emerged from this blend of open country and human endeavor, a quiet self-reliance and a deep appreciation for the stark, unadorned beauty of Cascade Colony.
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| Location | Cascade Colony, Cascade County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.439951°N, 111.819988°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59421 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cascade Colony, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cascade 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 Cascade Colony includes coordinates 47.439951°N, 111.819988°W, situated in Cascade County. ZIP code 59421. 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.
