Garrison, Montana Weather
Garrison, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Garrison, Powell County.
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About Garrison, Montana
Garrison lies in a wide valley, where the gentle slopes of the surrounding mountains begin to yield to the flatter expanse of the valley floor. It lies 37.2 miles west of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 263°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-west of Deer Lodge. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crispness that hints at the higher elevations, a clean scent of pine and dry earth. The landscape is a study in muted greens and browns, broken by the silver ribbon of a nearby river that meanders through the terrain, reflecting the broad, ever-changing Montana sky. Fields of hay, recently cut, lie in neat rows, their scent a sweet counterpoint to the more rugged aroma of the wilder country. This place, Garrison, carries a history etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet endurance of its people and the land they work. Once a stop along a vital railway line, its economy has long been tied to the earth, to ranching and farming that sustain its inhabitants. The echoes of its past as a railway hub are subtle now, a quiet hum beneath the present-day rhythm of life. There's a palpable sense of self-sufficiency here, a connection to the cycles of nature that dictates the pace of days, where the grand sweep of the mountains feels as much a part of Garrison as the weathered barns and fences.
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| Location | Garrison, Powell County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.523262°N, 112.81171°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59731 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garrison, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garrison, 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 Garrison includes coordinates 46.523262°N, 112.811710°W, situated in Powell County. ZIP code 59731. 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.
