Midway Colony, Montana Weather
Midway Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Midway Colony, Pondera County.
Full aviation weather for Midway Colony is published on the Conrad Airport (KS01) page, 11 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. 6 airfields within reach of Midway 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 Midway Colony: Choteau Airport (KCII) 30 km · Valier Airport (K7S7) 32 km · Dutton Airport (K5U1) 33 km · Fairfield Airport (K5U5) 49 km · Shelby Airport (KSBX) 53 km
Conditions reported at KS01 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Midway Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midway Colony.
About Midway Colony, Montana
Midway Colony lies under a vast Montana sky, a place where the land rolls with a subtle grandeur. It lies 50.8 miles north-west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 321°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-west of Conrad. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and sagebrush green giving way to fields of gold in late summer, all under a cerulean dome that feels impossibly large. Wind, a constant sculptor, whispers through the sparse grasses, bending them in a silent, ceaseless dance. The air itself carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of dry earth and distant pine, especially potent in the early morning when the sun, still low, casts long, ethereal shadows that stretch across the plains like benevolent giants. It is a landscape that demands patience, that rewards observation, a quiet testament to the enduring power of natural forces. The history of Midway Colony is inextricably linked to the hardy souls who sought sustenance from this fertile, yet demanding, ground. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty and a life lived in concert with the seasons, established a community built on resilience and shared endeavor. The local economy, while perhaps not booming, remains rooted in the land, with agriculture and ranching forming the backbone of its livelihood. The distinctive character of Midway Colony is further defined by its quiet industriousness, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the soil, a stark and beautiful contrast to the frenetic pace of more crowded locales.
Live animated radar for Midway 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 | Midway Colony, Pondera County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.067792°N, 111.995396°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59416 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midway Colony, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midway 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 Midway Colony includes coordinates 48.067792°N, 111.995396°W, situated in Pondera County. ZIP code 59416. 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.
