Dell, Montana Weather
Dell, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dell, Beaverhead County.
Full aviation weather for Dell is published on the Dell Flight Strip (K4U9) 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. 2 airfields within reach of Dell 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 Dell: Leadore Airport (KU00) 52 km
Conditions reported at K4U9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dell.
About Dell, Montana
Dell exists as a quiet punctuation mark in the vast expanse of Beaverhead County, a small collection of buildings clinging to the earth where the land begins to gently ascend towards the distant, rugged peaks. It lies 76.5 miles north-west of Rexburg, ID (from Rexburg, ID: bearing 324°T), and is situated 34.2 miles south of Dillon. The sky here is a dominant force, an immense, ever-changing canvas of cerulean and bruised twilight, its sheer scale often making the human endeavors below seem almost an afterthought. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a shimmering, metallic green, stand sentinel along the infrequent watercourses, their roots anchoring them against the restless winds that sweep across the open country. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, a mingling of dry grasses, distant pine, and the faint, earthy perfume of sun-baked soil. The economic life of Dell has long been tied to the land, a history etched into the very character of its inhabitants. Ranching and agriculture remain the quiet heart of this place, the raising of livestock and the cultivation of hardy crops a testament to the resilience required to thrive in this high, arid environment. The faint echo of the Northern Pacific Railway, which once brought vital commerce and connection, still whispers through the landscape, a reminder of a different era. While not a bustling hub, Dell possesses a distinct identity, a place where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the pace of life, and the enduring spirit of the American West is palpable in the quiet strength of its people and the stark, unadorned beauty of its surroundings.
Live animated radar for Dell 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 | Dell, Beaverhead County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 44.72297°N, 112.697234°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59724 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dell, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dell, 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 Dell includes coordinates 44.722970°N, 112.697234°W, situated in Beaverhead County. ZIP code 59724. 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.
