Joliet, Montana Weather
Joliet, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Joliet, Carbon County.
Full aviation weather for Joliet is published on the Bridger Municipal Airport (K6S1) page, 22 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. 5 airfields within reach of Joliet 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 Joliet: Woltermann Memorial Airport (K6S3) 26 km · Laurel Municipal Airport (K6S8) 29 km · Red Lodge Airport (KRED) 40 km · Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL) 49 km
Conditions reported at K6S1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Joliet specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Joliet.
About Joliet, Montana
Joliet, Montana, exhales a quiet breath against the vast, indifferent canvas of the eastern plains. It lies 30.6 miles south-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 228°T), and is situated 15.9 miles south-west of Laurel. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a tapestry of muted greens and ochres under an immense sky that can, at any moment, bloom with bruised purples or the startling, clean white of a storm’s approach. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of wind and weather, give way to flatter expanses where the Big Horn River, a ribbon of cool, persistent life, carves its patient course. The air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, a fragrance of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sagebrush. Even on the stillest days, a perpetual whisper of movement seems to emanate from the grasses, a constant, low hum that speaks of resilience. The very character of Joliet is etched by its agricultural heart and the enduring legacy of the Northern Pacific Railway, a presence that once pulsed with the promise of distant shores. Ranching and farming remain the bedrock of its economy, with fields of grain ripening under the summer sun and cattle grazing on the expansive pastures that stretch towards the horizon. The river, a vital artery, not only nourishes the land but also offers a quiet solace, its banks lined with cottonwood trees that cast dappled shadows in the afternoon light. Joliet carries its history not as a burden, but as a quiet hum beneath the surface, a reminder of the grit and determination that shaped this corner of Montana, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the gentle, inexorable turning of the earth.
Live animated radar for Joliet 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 | Joliet, Carbon County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.485224°N, 108.970427°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59041 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Joliet, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Joliet, 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 Joliet includes coordinates 45.485224°N, 108.970427°W, situated in Carbon County. ZIP code 59041. 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.
