Fort Smith, Montana Weather
Fort Smith, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Smith, Big Horn County.
Full aviation weather for Fort Smith is published on the Big Horn County Airport (K00U) page, 53 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K00U describe the airfield itself. Weather 53 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Smith specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Smith.
About Fort Smith, Montana
Fort Smith breathes the wide, untamed spirit of Big Horn County, where the land rolls open under an immense Montana sky. It lies 42.4 miles south-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 140°T), and is situated 33.0 miles south-south-west of Hardin. Here, the earth itself seems to exhale, a vast expanse of sagebrush and hardy grasses that shimmer in the relentless sun, broken only by the patient stoicism of distant, softly rounded hills. The Big Horn River, a silver thread of life, stitches its way through this rugged beauty, its banks a verdant contrast to the arid expanses, offering a cool, quiet counterpoint to the raw, elemental power of the landscape. The air, especially as dusk begins to paint the horizon with hues of amber and rose, carries a subtle, dry perfume of sun-baked earth and wild herbs, a scent that settles deep into the soul. Though its military origins are now a whisper in the wind, Fort Smith carries the echoes of a frontier spirit, a place where resilience is as ingrained as the strata in the surrounding bluffs. The local economy, once buoyed by the land's bounty and perhaps the promise of minerals, now finds its rhythm in the steady pulse of agriculture and the quiet tourism drawn to the stark grandeur of the region. The Big Horn River remains a central character, not just for its scenic allure but as a vital artery for local ranches and a haven for those seeking the solace of flowing water and open country. Life in Fort Smith unfolds with a deliberate grace, a testament to a community that understands the enduring strength found in both the wildness of its surroundings and the quiet bonds of its people.
Live animated radar for Fort Smith 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 | Fort Smith, Big Horn County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.312737°N, 107.937055°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59035 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Smith, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Smith, 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 Fort Smith includes coordinates 45.312737°N, 107.937055°W, situated in Big Horn County. ZIP code 59035. 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.
