Harlowton, Montana Weather
Harlowton, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Harlowton, Wheatland County.
Full aviation weather for Harlowton is published on the Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton (KHWQ) page, 2 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 KHWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harlowton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Harlowton, Montana
Harlowton sits at the cusp of the vast Montana plains, where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the rugged peaks of the Crazy Mountains. It lies 77.9 miles north-east of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 47°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south of Wheatland. The sky here is an enormous, ever-shifting dome, a canvas for clouds that drift like slow thoughts across the pale blue. The terrain is a study in subtle gradients, a mosaic of golden grasses in the summer heat, turning to ochre and rust as autumn approaches, always hinting at the distant, jagged horizon. The air carries the dry, clean scent of sagebrush and sun-baked earth, a fragrance that seeps into the very bones of the place. Even the quietest moments in Harlowton seem to hold a certain resonance, a stillness that amplifies the distant whisper of wind through the prairie grass. The story of Harlowton is deeply entwined with the iron veins of the earth and the relentless march of the railroad. Its founding, and subsequent growth, owe much to the railway lines that carved their way across this seemingly untamed landscape, bringing commerce and people to this crossroads. Wheat farming, a persistent and vital thread in the local economy, still defines the broad agricultural sweep that surrounds Harlowton, the golden waves of grain a familiar sight under the immense sky. The legacy of mining, though perhaps less visible now, is a palpable undercurrent, a reminder of the hard work and grit that shaped this corner of Montana. The character of Harlowton is one of understated resilience, a quiet pride born of enduring the long, cold winters and celebrating the fleeting, sun-drenched summers.
Live animated radar for Harlowton and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Harlowton, Wheatland County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.435512°N, 109.83435°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59036 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harlowton, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harlowton, 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 Harlowton includes coordinates 46.435512°N, 109.834350°W, situated in Wheatland County. ZIP code 59036. 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.
