Fort Peck, Montana Weather
Fort Peck, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Peck, Valley County.
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About Fort Peck, Montana
Fort Peck stretches across a wide, open expanse where the Montana prairie meets the vast, shimmering surface of the reservoir. It lies 131.0 miles west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 267°T), and is situated 15.6 miles south-east of Glasgow. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of elevation, rolling in gentle swells that catch the immense sky, a canvas that can shift from the harsh brilliance of noon to the soft, bruised purples of twilight. Sagebrush and hardy grasses carpet the terrain, their muted greens and browns blending into the horizon, punctuated by the occasional windbreak of cottonwoods or the stark, geometric lines of human endeavor. The air itself feels clean and vast, carrying the scent of dry earth and distant, unseen water, and the quiet here is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the cry of a hawk circling high above. The history of Fort Peck is inextricably linked to a monumental feat of engineering, the creation of the dam that birthed the immense reservoir, a project born of necessity during a time of great economic hardship. This colossal structure, a landmark in its own right, transformed the arid landscape and shaped the very character of Fort Peck, drawing people to its shores for work and later, for recreation. The local economy, once reliant on the construction and then the operation of the dam, now finds a significant pulse in the tourism drawn by the vast waters, where fishing and boating draw visitors from far and wide. The rhythm of life in Fort Peck is largely dictated by the seasons and the water, a quiet cadence that echoes the immense, patient power of the natural world that surrounds it.
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| Location | Fort Peck, Valley County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.008889°N, 106.448611°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59248, 59223 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Peck, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Peck, 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 Fort Peck includes coordinates 48.008889°N, 106.448611°W, situated in Valley County. ZIP code 59248, 59223. 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.
