Lakeside, Montana Weather
Lakeside, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lakeside, Lewis and Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Lakeside is published on the Helena Regional Airport (KHLN) page, 14 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 Lakeside 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 Lakeside: Townsend Airport (K8U8) 47 km
Conditions reported at KHLN describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakeside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakeside.
About Lakeside, Montana
Lakeside rests at the edge of a wide, shimmering expanse of water, a place where the sky seems to lean in close to the rolling hills. It lies 11.2 miles east-north-east of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 58°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-east of Helena Valley Southeast. The air here carries a crispness, a scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially in the early morning when mist still clings to the low-lying valleys. The landscape is a study in muted greens and blues, the ponderosa pines standing sentinel on the slopes, their dark forms stark against the pale, often cloud-streaked sky. The land itself feels ancient, shaped by forces that have long since receded, leaving behind a quiet, enduring beauty. This is a place where the echoes of discovery still seem to linger, a landscape familiar to explorers who once charted these very waters. The economy of Lakeside has long been tied to the bounty of its surroundings, with a history that speaks of logging and fishing, industries that shaped the early character of the settlement. Today, the rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, a gentle ebb and flow that welcomes visitors and residents alike. The quality of light, particularly as the sun begins its descent, paints the water in hues of rose and gold, a fleeting spectacle that draws the eye and stills the mind.
Live animated radar for Lakeside 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 | Lakeside, Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.677992°N, 111.834709°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59602, 59212, 59922 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakeside, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakeside, 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 Lakeside includes coordinates 46.677992°N, 111.834709°W, situated in Lewis and Clark County. ZIP code 59602, 59212, 59922. 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.
