Hinsdale, Montana Weather
Hinsdale, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hinsdale, Valley County.
Full aviation weather for Hinsdale is published on the Glasgow Valley County Airport Wokal Field (KGGW) page, 40 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 KGGW describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hinsdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hinsdale.
About Hinsdale, Montana
Hinsdale rests on a wide expanse of Montana prairie, a landscape defined by its immense sky and the subtle, rolling contours of the land. It lies 160.3 miles west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 277°T), and is situated 24.7 miles west-north-west of Glasgow. Here, the earth stretches out, a muted palette of ochres and dusty greens under a heavens that can shift from an almost violent, electric blue to a soft, dove-grey in mere hours. The air itself carries a crispness, a dry, clean scent of sun-baked grasses and distant pine, and in the long twilight, the light seems to linger, painting the horizon in hues of rose and pale lavender, a quiet benediction on the open country. A few cottonwood trees, tenacious survivors, punctuate the flat terrain, their leaves a whisper of movement against the stillness. The story of Hinsdale is one of resilience and the enduring spirit of the plains. Its early days were tied to the railroad, a steel artery that brought settlers and commerce to this remote corner of Valley County. The local economy, still largely agricultural, revolves around the cultivation of grains and the raising of cattle, a rhythm dictated by seasons and the unpredictable generosity of the weather. The few businesses that line the main street, a modest collection of buildings, speak of a place that has weathered economic shifts, their facades bearing the subtle patina of time and honest wear. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions; the distinctive character of Hinsdale lies in its quiet fortitude, its deep connection to the land, and the unpretentious way of life that unfolds beneath that vast, ever-changing Montana sky.
Live animated radar for Hinsdale 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 | Hinsdale, Valley County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.394175°N, 107.084793°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59241 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hinsdale, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hinsdale, 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 Hinsdale includes coordinates 48.394175°N, 107.084793°W, situated in Valley County. ZIP code 59241. 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.
