Jackson, Montana Weather
Jackson, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jackson, Beaverhead County.
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About Jackson, Montana
Jackson rests in a wide valley, a broad bowl cradled by the Beaverhead Mountains to the west and the Tobacco Root Range rising more distantly to the east. It lies 60.9 miles south-west of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 224°T), and is situated 27.1 miles east-north-east of Salmon. The land unfurls in shades of ochre and sage, a high desert palette brushed with the deep greens of cottonwood and aspen along the meandering Big Hole River. The sky here seems impossibly vast, a canvas where clouds drift like slow thoughts and the light, especially at dusk, bleeds into hues of rose and lavender, painting the rugged peaks with an ephemeral glow. The air, thin and crisp, carries the scent of dry grass and the faint, earthy perfume of the river. This is a place shaped by the pulse of the land and the hardy spirit of those who have worked it. Jackson's roots run deep into the furrows of ranching and agriculture, its economy still tethered to the raising of livestock and the cultivation of the valley floor. The Big Hole River, a ribbon of silver, has long been a vital artery, not just for irrigation but for the sport of fly-fishing, drawing anglers from afar who seek the challenge of its renowned trout. Traces of earlier lives linger in the weathered barns and the quiet hum of machinery, a testament to generations who have coaxed a living from this often unforgiving, yet profoundly beautiful, terrain.
Live animated radar for Jackson and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Jackson, Beaverhead County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.367979°N, 113.408944°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59736 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 45.367979°N, 113.408944°W, situated in Beaverhead County. ZIP code 59736. 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.
