Hillside Colony, Montana Weather
Hillside Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hillside Colony, Toole County.
Full aviation weather for Hillside Colony is published on the Cut Bank International Airport (KCTB) page, 47 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 Hillside Colony 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 Hillside Colony: Shelby Airport (KSBX) 51 km
Conditions reported at KCTB describe the airfield itself. Weather 47 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillside Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hillside Colony.
About Hillside Colony, Montana
Hillside Colony lies beneath a sky that seems to stretch endlessly, a vast canvas of cerulean blue that can, in moments, ignite with the fiery hues of sunset. It lies 108.1 miles north-north-west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 341°T), and is situated 26.6 miles north-north-east of Cut Bank. The land here is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently eastward as if breathing with a slow, geological rhythm. Sparse grasses, sun-bleached to a pale gold, carpet the undulating terrain, punctuated by hardy shrubs and the occasional stoic cottonwood. The air carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage. Distant buttes, their forms softened by the haze of distance, stand as silent sentinels on the horizon, their ancient stone whispering tales of wind and eons. The story of Hillside Colony is one of resilience, etched into the very character of its people and the land they cultivate. Once a place of hopeful settlement, its economy has long been tethered to the cycles of agriculture, with cattle ranching and grain farming defining the horizon. The sturdy, low-slung buildings of the settlement speak of a practical, no-nonsense approach to life, built to withstand the often-harsh embrace of the Montana climate. While the grand ambitions of some early ventures may have faded, a quiet dignity persists in the enduring spirit of Hillside Colony, a place where the vastness of the landscape fosters a profound sense of self-reliance and a deep connection to the earth.
Live animated radar for Hillside Colony 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.
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| Location | Hillside Colony, Toole County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.979162°N, 112.068381°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59482 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillside Colony, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillside Colony, 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 Hillside Colony includes coordinates 48.979162°N, 112.068381°W, situated in Toole County. ZIP code 59482. 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.
