Martinsdale, Montana Weather
Martinsdale, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Martinsdale, Meagher County.
Full aviation weather for Martinsdale is published on the Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton (KHWQ) page, 35 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 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: White Sulphur Springs Airport (K7S6) 46 km
Conditions reported at KHWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Martinsdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Martinsdale.
About Martinsdale, Montana
Martinsdale breathes the wide, Montana sky, a scattering of buildings settled into the broad sweep of the Musselshell River valley. It lies 64.1 miles north-north-east of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 33°T), and is situated 22.6 miles west of Wheatland. The land here is a vast canvas of dry grasses that turn a pale gold in the late summer sun, broken by the occasional cottonwood grove lining the river's meandering course. Rolling hills, softened by distance, form the horizon, their slopes dusted with sagebrush and hardy wildflowers. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the dust of the unpaved roads and the faint, sweet perfume of wild clover. Evenings here are a slow surrender of light, the sky bleeding from a brilliant azure to hues of rose and lavender, a quiet grandeur that dwarfs human endeavor. The story of Martinsdale is written in the grain of its weathered barns and the quiet hum of agricultural life that has sustained it for generations. Ranching and cattle are the enduring heartbeat of this place, the vast pastures stretching out like a rumpled blanket across the landscape. The Musselshell River, a silver ribbon through the plains, was the original artery for settlement, its waters crucial for both livestock and the small farms that dotted the valley floor in earlier days. While the grand boomtowns of Montana’s mining past lie far to the west, Martinsdale holds a subtler history, one of quiet perseverance and a deep connection to the land. The local economy, though modest, is as resilient as the tough prairie grass, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who call this open country home.
Live animated radar for Martinsdale 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, Meagher County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.458282°N, 110.313245°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59053 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Martinsdale, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Martinsdale, 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 includes coordinates 46.458282°N, 110.313245°W, situated in Meagher County. ZIP code 59053. 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.
