Lewistown Heights, Montana Weather
Lewistown Heights, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lewistown Heights, Fergus County.
Full aviation weather for Lewistown Heights is published on the Lewistown Municipal Airport (KLWT) page, 3 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 Lewistown Heights 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 Lewistown Heights: Winifred Airport (K9S7) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLWT describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lewistown Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lewistown Heights.
About Lewistown Heights, Montana
Lewistown Heights rises from the high plains, a sentinel overlooking the Judith River basin, where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the rugged peaks of the Big Snowy Mountains. It lies 91.4 miles east-south-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 108°T), and is situated 1.5 miles north-west of Lewistown. The air here carries the sharp scent of sagebrush and distant pine, a bracing perfume that speaks of immense, untamed spaces. Rolling hills, painted in shades of ochre and muted green, stretch to the horizon, their contours softened by the relentless caress of wind and sun. The sky above Lewistown Heights is a vast canvas, often a piercing blue that can deepen to an astonishing violet at dusk, casting long, dramatic shadows across the undulating terrain. Here, the very earth feels ancient, a testament to geological forces and the patient work of water and weather, shaping the landscape into a quiet, enduring beauty. The story of Lewistown Heights is interwoven with the hardy spirit of the Northern Plains, a place where the legacy of ranching and agriculture still defines the local economy. Ranchers, their faces weathered like the very land they tend, still drive cattle across these wide expanses, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of the seasons. The Judith River, a ribbon of silver threading through the valley, has long been a source of life and sustenance, its presence shaping settlement patterns and echoing with the whispers of pioneers who sought their fortunes here. While the boom-and-bust cycles of mining have ebbed and flowed in neighboring regions, Lewistown Heights has maintained a steadier, more agricultural pulse, its character defined by a quiet resilience and a deep connection to the land, a place where life moves to a cadence dictated by the sun and the seasons rather than the frantic demands of the modern world.
Live animated radar for Lewistown Heights 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 | Lewistown Heights, Fergus County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.075807°N, 109.452961°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59457 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lewistown Heights, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lewistown Heights, 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 Lewistown Heights includes coordinates 47.075807°N, 109.452961°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. 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.
