Homestead, Montana Weather
Homestead, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Homestead, Sheridan County.
Full aviation weather for Homestead is published on the Big Sky Field (KS85) page, 30 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 Homestead 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 Homestead: Sher-Wood Airport (KPWD) 41 km
Conditions reported at KS85 describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Homestead specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Homestead.
About Homestead, Montana
Homestead lies spread beneath a vast Montana sky, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet dignity. It lies 46.4 miles west-north-west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 294°T), and is situated 19.1 miles north of Culbertson. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, cradle the scattered homesteads, their weathered wood blending with the ochre and muted greens of the prairie. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crispness that speaks of the open spaces, a clean scent of sagebrush and sun-baked earth. Distant buttes, their shapes softened by a haze of heat, stand as silent sentinels against the horizon, and the occasional hawk circles lazily in the boundless blue, a punctuation mark in the immense stillness. This corner of Sheridan County, Montana, is etched with the stories of those who sought to tame the wild earth, their legacy enduring in the enduring spirit of the place. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythms of cattle ranching and dryland farming, still carries the imprint of those hardy beginnings, though innovation now whispers on the wind. Small businesses, vital as water in this arid landscape, serve the needs of the residents, fostering a sense of mutual reliance. The very character of Homestead is one of quiet resilience, a community shaped by the immensity of its surroundings and the enduring strength of its people.
Live animated radar for Homestead 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 | Homestead, Sheridan County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.421135°N, 104.538845°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59242 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Homestead, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Homestead, 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 Homestead includes coordinates 48.421135°N, 104.538845°W, situated in Sheridan County. ZIP code 59242. 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.
