Lavina, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lavina, Golden Valley County.
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Lavina rests in a wide expanse of Montana, where the land stretches out to meet a sky that feels impossibly vast. It lies 41.1 miles north-north-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 329°T), and is situated 21.6 miles west-south-west of Roundup. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, rolling plains giving way to low, rounded hills that wear the seasons like changing cloaks. Sagebrush and hardy grasses carpet the ground, their muted greens and browns a constant hum against the vibrant blues and grays of the heavens. The air, especially in the long evenings, carries a crispness that hints at the distant Rockies, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the dry stalks and the occasional cry of a hawk circling overhead. The story of Lavina is etched into the very earth, a testament to the hardy souls who came to farm this seemingly boundless country. The local economy, once deeply rooted in ranching and grain, still finds its pulse in the agricultural cycle, with wheat fields rippling like golden oceans under the summer sun. Remnants of its past as a railway hub are subtly present, a reminder of the lines that once connected this quiet corner of Golden Valley County to the wider world. There are no grand monuments here, but rather the enduring character of a place shaped by resilience and the enduring beauty of an untamed landscape, where the twilight paints the western sky in hues of rose and amethyst, a quiet spectacle unfolding each day.
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| Location | Lavina, Golden Valley County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.29468°N, 108.937935°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59046 |
| 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 Lavina, 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 Lavina includes coordinates 46.294680°N, 108.937935°W, situated in Golden Valley County. ZIP code 59046. 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.