Dodson, Montana Weather
Dodson, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dodson, Phillips County.
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About Dodson, Montana
Dodson slumbers on a broad, sun-washed expanse of northeastern Montana, where the land rolls out in gentle, grassy swells under an immensity of sky. It lies 154.4 miles east-north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 65°T), and is situated 17.2 miles west of Malta. The horizon, a clean, unbroken line, suggests distances that stretch beyond easy reckoning, and the air itself feels thin and clean, carrying the scent of sagebrush and distant hayfields. Scattered farmsteads, each a small island in this sea of prairie, punctuate the landscape, their silos like stoic sentinels against the ever-shifting light. In the quiet hours, the wind whispers secrets across the open country, a constant, low hum that seems to emanate from the very heart of the earth. The story of Dodson is deeply entwined with the railroads that once promised to connect this remote corner of the world to larger destinies. Though the tracks are now weathered ghosts and the depots long since repurposed, the spirit of those early days still lingers, a quiet resilience in the face of isolation. The local economy, once buoyed by the hopeful arrival of settlers and the promise of agricultural bounty, now relies on the enduring strength of ranching and farming, the steady work of coaxing life from the rich, dark soil. The grain elevators, grand and weathered, still stand as monuments to this persistent endeavor, their shadows stretching long in the late afternoon sun.
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| Location | Dodson, Phillips County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.395554°N, 108.244299°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59524 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dodson, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dodson, 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 Dodson includes coordinates 48.395554°N, 108.244299°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 59524. 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.
