Hobson, Montana Weather
Hobson, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hobson, Judith Basin County.
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About Hobson, Montana
Hobson unfolds across a wide, sun-baked expanse where the Judith Basin stretches towards horizons that seem to hold their breath. It lies 75.3 miles east-south-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 117°T), and is situated 21.5 miles west-south-west of Lewistown. The land here is a study in muted ochres and tawny grasses, rippling like a dry sea under a sky that can shift from the palest robin's egg blue to the bruised purple of an approaching storm. The air, when it’s not alive with the hum of insects or the distant bleating of sheep, carries a profound stillness, a quietude that allows the subtle scent of sagebrush and sun-warmed earth to rise and fill the senses. Small farmsteads, their weathered barns like stoic sentinels, dot the landscape, each a small island in this vast, open country, their roofs catching the late afternoon light in a way that suggests a quiet perseverance. The roots of Hobson run deep into the rich soil, its existence intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, primarily cattle ranching and the cultivation of grains that paint the fields in broad strokes of gold and green during the growing season. This is a place built on hard work and the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed a living from this often-demanding terrain, a legacy whispered in the creak of old windmills and the sturdy architecture of the few, well-maintained buildings that comprise the heart of Hobson. The local economy, though modest, thrives on a sense of self-reliance, an understanding that neighbourly support is as vital as the rain that falls, or sometimes doesn't, upon the prairie. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a quiet dignity, a sense of place earned through generations of tending the earth and watching the endless, magnificent skies.
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| Location | Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.000522°N, 109.874915°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59452 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hobson, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hobson, 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 Hobson includes coordinates 47.000522°N, 109.874915°W, situated in Judith Basin County. ZIP code 59452. 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.
