Musselshell, Montana Weather
Musselshell, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Musselshell, Musselshell County.
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About Musselshell, Montana
Musselshell rests in a wide cradle of rolling, tawny hills, where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays. It lies 54.5 miles north-north-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 21°T), and is situated 22.0 miles east-north-east of Roundup. The Musselshell River, a ribbon of silver and ochre depending on the season, snakes its way through the landscape, its banks etched with the stubborn tenacity of cottonwoods and sagebrush. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and distant grasses, a scent that whispers of open spaces and the slow unfolding of days. Even the low-slung buildings of the settlement seem to absorb the ambient light, their weathered wood and corrugated metal taking on a soft, golden hue as the sun begins its descent. The history of Musselshell is deeply tied to the land and the river that gives it its name. For generations, this place has been a waypoint and a home, its economy rooted in the hardy cycles of ranching and agriculture, coaxing sustenance from the sometimes-parched soil. The stories of early settlers, of enduring harsh winters and celebrating bountiful summers, are woven into the very character of Musselshell. The river, once a vital artery for transport and life, still dictates the pace, its presence a constant, quiet reminder of the natural forces that shape existence here. It is a place that holds its past lightly, its present focused on the steady, unpretentious rhythm of life lived under the boundless Montana sky.
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| Location | Musselshell, Musselshell County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.518587°N, 108.091224°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59059 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Musselshell, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Musselshell, 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 Musselshell includes coordinates 46.518587°N, 108.091224°W, situated in Musselshell County. ZIP code 59059. 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.
