Gilman, Montana Weather
Gilman, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gilman, Lewis and Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Gilman is published on the Fairfield Airport (K5U5) page, 32 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. 2 airfields within reach of Gilman have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Gilman: Choteau Airport (KCII) 38 km
Conditions reported at K5U5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gilman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gilman.
About Gilman, Montana
Gilman rests in a broad valley where the Missouri River, a muscular ribbon of brown water, carves its way through Montana's rolling grasslands. It lies 49.7 miles west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 271°T), and is situated 19.4 miles west-south-west of Fairfield. The air here often carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant whisper of cottonwood trees, a dry, clean fragrance that speaks of wide-open skies. Low, scrubby hills, softened by the passage of seasons, rise gently on either side, their slopes a mosaic of pale greens and dusty browns under the vast, indifferent blue. The light in late afternoon can pool in the hollows, turning the landscape to burnished gold before the shadows lengthen and the stars begin to prick through the deepening twilight. The history of Gilman is tied to the very land that surrounds it, a place where prospectors once searched for the earth's hidden treasures, and where the rhythm of ranching has long dictated the pace of life. Though mining's immediate boom may have faded, the legacy of those efforts lingers in the quiet persistence of its residents, who now often find their livelihood in the surrounding agricultural enterprises and the steady flow of commerce along the nearby highway. The Missouri River, a constant, vital presence, continues to shape the character of Gilman, offering not just a scenic backdrop but a reminder of the enduring power of nature and the deep, unpretentious spirit of this Montana locality.
Live animated radar for Gilman 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Gilman, Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.509114°N, 112.3653°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59410 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gilman, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gilman, 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 Gilman includes coordinates 47.509114°N, 112.365300°W, situated in Lewis and Clark County. ZIP code 59410. 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.
