Melstone, Montana Weather
Melstone, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Melstone, Musselshell County.
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About Melstone, Montana
Melstone rests in a wide, shallow basin where the land begins to gather itself for the rise towards the distant Moccasin Mountains. It lies 63.9 miles north-north-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 28°T), and is situated 33.6 miles east-north-east of Roundup. Sagebrush, tough and resilient, carpets the rolling terrain, punctuated by the occasional hardy juniper and the skeletal remains of fence posts that once defined boundaries long since surrendered to wind and weather. The sky here is an immense, unbroken dome, stretching from horizon to horizon, and in the late afternoon, it bleeds into hues of apricot and bruised plum, a painterly testament to the prairie's quiet grandeur. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a scent of sun-baked earth and the faint whisper of distant cattle. The history of Melstone is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who sought a life on this open land. Founded at the turn of the 20th century, its early economy was tethered to the railroad, a silver ribbon that brought both commerce and connection to this isolated corner of Montana. Ranching remains the lifeblood of Melstone, the rhythm of its days dictated by the needs of livestock and the ever-present dance with the seasons. Evenings here settle with a profound stillness, broken only by the occasional bark of a dog or the low hum of a passing truck on the highway, a reminder that life, though unhurried, persists with a stoic grace.
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| Location | Melstone, Musselshell County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.598592°N, 107.87205°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59054 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melstone, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melstone, 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 Melstone includes coordinates 46.598592°N, 107.872050°W, situated in Musselshell County. ZIP code 59054. 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.
