Jefferson City, Montana Weather
Jefferson City, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jefferson City, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Jefferson City is published on the Helena Regional Airport (KHLN) page, 24 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. 3 airfields within reach of Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City: Townsend Airport (K8U8) 42 km · Deer Lodge City County Airport (K38S) 57 km
Conditions reported at KHLN describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jefferson City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jefferson City.
About Jefferson City, Montana
Jefferson City, Montana, unfolds against a backdrop of rugged Montana terrain where the earth breathes a dry, sun-baked scent, especially as summer draws its golden cloak over the landscape. It lies 14.1 miles south of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 178°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south-south-west of Clancy. The surrounding hills, a muted palette of sagebrush greens and ochre browns, rise with a quiet tenacity, their slopes etched by the patient work of wind and water. A thin ribbon of the Jefferson River, carrying the cool breath of distant snowmelt, threads its way through the valley, its surface catching the afternoon light in fleeting, silvery glints. The air here possesses a particular clarity, a crystalline quality that sharpens the edges of mountains and makes the vast expanse of sky feel impossibly close, as if one could reach out and touch the passing clouds. The history of Jefferson City is a story whispered by the land itself, a narrative woven from the dreams of prospectors and the resilience of those who sought a life on this frontier. Though the fever of gold rushes has long since cooled, the echoes of those early days can still be felt in the sturdy, weathered buildings that line the main thoroughfare, each one a silent witness to the passage of time and the ebb and flow of fortune. The local economy, once heavily reliant on the extraction of mineral wealth, has found a more settled rhythm, drawing sustenance from the surrounding ranchlands and the quiet hum of small businesses that cater to the needs of the community. It is a place where the past is not entirely forgotten, but rather integrated into the present, a subtle undercurrent beneath the unhurried pace of everyday life, and Jefferson City continues to hold its own, a modest but enduring settlement in the grand theater of the Montana West.
Live animated radar for Jefferson City 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 | Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.388264°N, 112.027496°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59638 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jefferson City, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jefferson City, 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 Jefferson City includes coordinates 46.388264°N, 112.027496°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 59638. 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.
