Highwood, Montana Weather
Highwood, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Highwood, Chouteau County.
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About Highwood, Montana
Highwood rises from the Montana prairie like a low, sun-bleached bone, its buildings a scattering of weathered wood and corrugated metal against a vast expanse of sky. It lies 24.5 miles east-north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 76°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east-north-east of Malmstrom AFB. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of color: ochre and sagebrush in the dry months, deepening to a rich, damp earth after a rain, all framed by the distant, hazy blue of the Bearpaw Mountains. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of dust and dry grass, often holds a clean, sharp coolness that hints at the high plains’ relentless winds. The streets themselves seem to possess a quiet dignity, unhurried and wide, as if respecting the immensity of the surrounding landscape. The story of Highwood is etched into its very bones, a narrative of hardy souls who came seeking sustenance from the unforgiving earth. This is a place where the local economy has always been tethered to the land – cattle ranches dot the horizon, their fences stretching like thin threads across the rolling hills, and the scent of hay often drifts on the breeze. Generations have worked this soil, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest, their resilience a quiet testament to the spirit of the American West. Highwood remembers its roots, a small settlement that has weathered the passage of time with a stoic grace, its history as enduring as the bedrock beneath its feet.
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| Location | Highwood, Chouteau County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.583579°N, 110.790223°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59450 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Highwood, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highwood, 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 Highwood includes coordinates 47.583579°N, 110.790223°W, situated in Chouteau County. ZIP code 59450. 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.
