Martinsdale Colony, Montana Weather
Martinsdale Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Martinsdale Colony, Wheatland County.
Full aviation weather for Martinsdale Colony is published on the Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton (KHWQ) page, 32 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 Martinsdale Colony 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 Martinsdale Colony: White Sulphur Springs Airport (K7S6) 49 km
Conditions reported at KHWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Martinsdale Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Martinsdale Colony.
About Martinsdale Colony, Montana
Martinsdale Colony lies cradled by the vast, rolling plains of Wheatland County, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a boundless blue canvas brushed with the wisps of passing clouds. It lies 67.1 miles north-north-east of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 33°T), and is situated 20.2 miles west of Wheatland. The land here is a tapestry of muted greens and ochres, punctuated by the darker, sturdy forms of cottonwood trees that line the infrequent watercourses, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers toward the sun. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, almost crystalline quality, a scent of dry grass and distant pine that speaks of the wide-open spaces. The terrain gently slopes, hinting at the subterranean forces that shaped this landscape over millennia, the earth itself a silent repository of ages. The history of Martinsdale Colony is deeply entwined with the hardy pioneers who sought a life on this frontier, their dreams of agricultural prosperity etched into the very soil. Originally established as a religious colony, its roots run deeper than the modern agricultural ventures that now define its economy, primarily cattle ranching and the cultivation of grains that shimmer like golden seas under the summer sun. The absence of major highways lends Martinsdale Colony a certain timelessness, a feeling of being slightly removed from the frenetic pace of the outside world. Life here moves to a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a quiet persistence that echoes the resilience of its founding inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Martinsdale Colony 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 | Martinsdale Colony, Wheatland County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.489393°N, 110.267411°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59053 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Martinsdale Colony, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Martinsdale Colony, 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 Martinsdale Colony includes coordinates 46.489393°N, 110.267411°W, situated in Wheatland County. ZIP code 59053. Telephone area code: 406. Timezone: Mountain Time.
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.
