King Ranch Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for King Ranch Colony, Fergus County.
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King Ranch Colony unfolds across a landscape of broad, rolling prairie, where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast, cerulean dome bleached by the sun. It lies 83.8 miles east-south-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 111°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Lewistown. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones – ochre grasses that whisper and sway in the persistent wind, interspersed with the deeper greens of scattered juniper and the occasional hardy cottonwood that clings to the faint contours of the land. In the distance, the land rises into the subtle, blue-hazed shoulders of low mountains, their forms softened by the atmospheric veil of the high plains. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and wild sagebrush, and at dusk, the light transforms the horizon into a canvas of apricot and rose, painting long, ethereal shadows that stretch across the quiet expanse. The legacy of ranching is deeply ingrained in the very character of King Ranch Colony, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first carved a life from this demanding terrain. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the rhythm of cattle drives and the seasonal cycles of the land, with vast herds once dominating the horizon. While the days of the sprawling, unfenced ranches have softened, the ethos of hard work and self-reliance persists, a quiet undercurrent in the lives of its inhabitants. The local economy, though modest, is buoyed by a continued connection to agriculture, with smaller holdings and a network of supporting businesses maintaining the vital link to the land. This is a place where the silence is often broken only by the lowing of cattle or the distant hum of a tractor, a place that holds the quiet dignity of its frontier past.
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| Location | King Ranch Colony, Fergus County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.055804°N, 109.637132°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59457 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for King Ranch Colony, 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 King Ranch Colony includes coordinates 47.055804°N, 109.637132°W, situated in Fergus County. ZIP code 59457. 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.