Elkhorn, Montana Weather
Elkhorn, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elkhorn, Beaverhead County.
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About Elkhorn, Montana
Elkhorn lies spread across a wide, sun-baked valley floor, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast, stretching from horizon to horizon in shades of bruised purple and pale gold as the day wanes. It lies 43.0 miles south-west of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 214°T), and is situated 27.0 miles north-west of Dillon. Sagebrush, tough and resilient, clings to the dry earth, its silvery-green leaves whispering in the infrequent breeze, a stark contrast to the jagged, imposing peaks that rise abruptly to the west, their rugged faces etched with the stories of ancient winds and relentless sun. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses and the mineral tang of the distant mountains. Cattle, scattered like fallen leaves across the immense landscape, graze contentedly, their silhouettes sharp against the immense canvas of the sky. This stretch of Beaverhead County, once a vital artery for prospectors seeking precious metals, still carries the echoes of a boomtown past, though the fever of those days has long since cooled into a steady, enduring pulse. The local economy, once fueled by the unforgiving earth’s bounty, now finds its rhythm in ranching and the quiet hum of agriculture, the land yielding its sustenance through patient cultivation rather than sudden extraction. Elkhorn’s distinctive character is not found in grand monuments or bustling thoroughfares, but in the quiet dignity of its people and the enduring strength of its connection to the land. The weathered wood of the few remaining structures speaks of a history lived simply, a testament to lives built on resilience and a profound understanding of the elemental forces that shape this corner of Montana.
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| Location | Elkhorn, Beaverhead County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.489369°N, 113.036427°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59762, 59632 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elkhorn, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elkhorn, 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 Elkhorn includes coordinates 45.489369°N, 113.036427°W, situated in Beaverhead County. ZIP code 59762, 59632. 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.
