Judith Gap, Montana Weather
Judith Gap, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Judith Gap, Wheatland County.
Full aviation weather for Judith Gap is published on the Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton (KHWQ) page, 27 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 Judith Gap 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 Judith Gap: Lewistown Municipal Airport (KLWT) 47 km
Conditions reported at KHWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Judith Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Judith Gap.
About Judith Gap, Montana
Judith Gap lies at the cusp of a vast, undulating prairie, where the land swells and recedes like a sleeping giant under an enormous sky. It lies 86.0 miles north-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 316°T), and is situated 13.5 miles north-north-east of Wheatland. The horizon, a sharp, unwavering line, is broken only by the distant, hazy outlines of mountains that seem to float rather than rise from the earth. Here, the wind is a constant companion, a restless sculptor that shapes the sparse vegetation and whispers through the few scattered buildings. The air, particularly at dusk, carries a peculiar stillness, a clarity that sharpens the senses and imbues the fading light with a profound, almost sacred hue, painting the wide-open spaces in strokes of ochre and rose. The land itself feels ancient, a patient witness to the slow march of seasons, its dry grasses rustling with secrets only the wind can fully comprehend. The history of Judith Gap is intrinsically tied to the relentless pursuit of passage through the rugged Montana terrain. Once a vital link for those seeking to traverse the continental divide, its economy has long been anchored by the agricultural pulse of the surrounding ranches and farms. The land here yields its bounty slowly, demanding resilience and a deep understanding of its rhythms, from the hardy wheat that carpets the fields in summer to the hardy cattle that graze through leaner months. The distinctive character of Judith Gap is not found in grand monuments, but in the quiet endurance of its people and the enduring legacy of a landscape that both challenges and sustains, where the very air seems to hum with the echoes of pioneers and the steady beat of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Judith Gap 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.
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| Location | Judith Gap, Wheatland County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.677178°N, 109.75185°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59453 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Judith Gap, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Judith Gap, 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 Judith Gap includes coordinates 46.677178°N, 109.751850°W, situated in Wheatland County. ZIP code 59453. 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.
