Heron, Montana Weather
Heron, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Heron, Sanders County.
Full aviation weather for Heron is published on the Magee Airport (KS77) page, 33 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. 5 airfields within reach of Heron 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 Heron: Libby Airport (KS59) 43 km · Troy Airport (K57S) 47 km · Sandpoint Airport (KSZT) 52 km · Shoshone County Airport (KS83) 60 km
Conditions reported at KS77 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Heron specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Heron.
About Heron, Montana
Heron rests in a valley where the sky seems to lean in, a vast, unbroken expanse of cerulean that shifts to bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun begins its slow descent. It lies 46.4 miles north-east of Coeur d'Alene, ID (from Coeur d'Alene, ID: bearing 55°T), and is situated 11.7 miles east-south-east of Clark Fork. The landscape here is a study in rugged grace, with the steep, forested slopes of the Cabinet Mountains forming a formidable backdrop, their peaks often dusted with the remnants of winter snow even as summer warms the valley floor. The Kootenai River, a ribbon of glacial melt and sky, winds its way through the heart of Heron, its waters reflecting the towering pines and the occasional hawk circling in the quiet air. The very air carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a clean, bracing perfume that speaks of wildness and permanence. The history of Heron is deeply intertwined with the Kootenai River and the rich veins of minerals that lie hidden within the surrounding mountains. For generations, logging and mining were the lifeblood of this place, tales of prospectors and timber barons whispered on the wind like the rustle of leaves. While those industries have seen their seasons, a quiet resilience persists, a reliance on the land and its bounty. You can still feel the echoes of those endeavors in the weathered barns and the stoic faces of the people who call Heron home, a community that moves with the deliberate, unhurried pace of the river itself. Today, the draw of the pristine wilderness, the abundant fishing in the Kootenai, and the sheer beauty of the surroundings attract those seeking a simpler existence, a return to a connection with the earth.
Live animated radar for Heron 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 | Heron, Sanders County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.058818°N, 115.957116°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59844 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Heron, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Heron, 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 Heron includes coordinates 48.058818°N, 115.957116°W, situated in Sanders County. ZIP code 59844. 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.
