Cascade, Montana Weather
Cascade, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cascade, Cascade County.
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About Cascade, Montana
Cascade lies at the confluence of the Missouri River and the mighty Smith River, a place where the broad, sun-drenched plains begin to fold into the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It lies 24.5 miles south-west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 230°T), and is situated 14.3 miles south-west of Ulm. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun slants long and gold across the landscape, carries a dry, clean scent of sagebrush and distant pine, a pervasive perfume that speaks of wide-open spaces and an enduring, quiet strength. Rolling hills, painted in shades of tawny gold and muted green, stretch towards a horizon that often appears impossibly vast, a canvas for the dramatic Montana sky that can shift from brilliant cerulean to bruised twilight in the span of an hour. The rivers themselves, powerful arteries of the West, carve their paths with a patient, relentless force, their waters reflecting the immense sky in shimmering, ever-changing patterns. The story of Cascade is deeply entwined with the very rivers that define its geography, a place born of the westward expansion and the need for transportation and trade. For generations, this locality was a vital hub for steamboats navigating the Missouri, a bustling port where goods and travelers alike found respite and replenishment. Ranching and agriculture became the enduring backbone of its economy, the fertile bottomlands yielding crops and supporting herds that have sustained families for decades, the quiet rhythm of the seasons dictating the pace of life. Though the steamboats are long gone, the spirit of resourcefulness and resilience remains, a character forged in the hardscrabble beauty of this Montana country, a place where the past whispers on the wind and the future is as open as the sky above.
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| Location | Cascade, Cascade County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.271061°N, 111.700537°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, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cascade, 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 includes coordinates 47.271061°N, 111.700537°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.
