Forty Mile Colony, Montana Weather
Forty Mile Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forty Mile Colony, Big Horn County.
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About Forty Mile Colony, Montana
Forty Mile Colony lies exposed to the vast Montana sky, a scattering of buildings etched against the horizon where the Bighorn Mountains rise like slumbering giants in the distance. It lies 66.0 miles east-south-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 122°T), and is situated 23.5 miles south-south-east of Crow Agency. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a rolling expanse of sagebrush and hardy grasses that stretch as far as the eye can see, broken only by the occasional dry wash or a stand of cottonwoods that gather like conspirators along the faint murmur of a creek bed. The air, when it’s not carrying the sharp scent of dust, often holds a clean, crisp quality, especially in the early morning when the sun begins its slow ascent, painting the eastern sky in shades of rose and pale gold, a daily benediction over the quiet landscape. The story of Forty Mile Colony is written in the dust and the enduring spirit of its people, a testament to lives lived close to the land. Ranching has long been the heartbeat of this region, the legacy of those who first staked claims in this wide-open country, their hopes tied to the cycles of rain and grazing. The economy, while modest, is sustained by the quiet diligence of cattle operations and the small businesses that serve the scattered homesteads, each one a vital thread in the community's fabric. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but the enduring silence, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the wind whistling through the sparse trees, holds a profound sense of place, a quiet strength that has weathered generations.
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| Location | Forty Mile Colony, Big Horn County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.269966°N, 107.350648°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59050 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forty Mile Colony, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forty Mile Colony, 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 Forty Mile Colony includes coordinates 45.269966°N, 107.350648°W, situated in Big Horn County. ZIP code 59050. 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.
