Chinook, Montana Weather
Chinook, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Chinook, Blaine County.
Full aviation weather for Chinook is published on the Edgar G Obie Airport (KS71) page, 2 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 Chinook 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 Chinook: Harlem Airport (K48S) 34 km · Havre City County Airport (KHVR) 40 km · Hogeland Airport (K6U6) 52 km
Conditions reported at KS71 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chinook specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Chinook, Montana
Chinook rests in a wide, open embrace of Montana's high plains, where the land unfolds in vast, sweeping vistas under an enormous sky. It lies 121.7 miles north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 51°T), and is situated 20.9 miles east of Havre. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a rolling prairie that gives way to the gentle rise of distant hills, their outlines softened by the hazy afternoon light. Fields of amber grain stretch to the horizon, punctuated by the darker green of cottonwood trees that cluster along the infrequent watercourses, their leaves whispering secrets in the persistent breeze. The air itself carries a crisp, dry scent, a distillation of sun-baked earth and distant pine, and in the quiet moments, one can almost hear the land breathing, a slow, steady exhalation. The story of Chinook is deeply entwined with the railroad and the agricultural bounty it helped to transport. It grew from a vital stop along the tracks, a place where wheat and cattle were gathered for shipment east, feeding a nation and shaping the fortunes of this frontier settlement. The economy, though now diversified, still leans on the enduring strength of ranching and farming, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating a familiar rhythm. A distinctive landmark that speaks of this heritage is the old grain elevator, a silent sentinel against the western sky, its weathered timbers a testament to generations of labor. While few famous names are directly associated with Chinook, the collective effort of its people, their resilience in this starkly beautiful landscape, forms its own quiet legend.
Live animated radar for Chinook 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.
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| Location | Chinook, Blaine County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.59°N, 109.231285°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59523 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chinook, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chinook, 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 Chinook includes coordinates 48.590000°N, 109.231285°W, situated in Blaine County. ZIP code 59523. 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.
