Orchard Homes, Montana Weather
Orchard Homes, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orchard Homes, Missoula County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orchard Homes.
About Orchard Homes, Montana
Orchard Homes unfolds as a landscape of gentle slopes and broad valleys, where the distant, jagged teeth of the Rockies etch a permanent horizon against the vast Montana sky. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 257°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-north-east of Lolo. The air here carries the clean, crisp scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Patches of cultivated land, verdant and orderly, give way to wilder expanses of sagebrush and scattered ponderosa, the land itself breathing a quiet resilience. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a golden, almost liquid quality, softening the edges of the world and casting long, reaching shadows that stretch and contract with the passing hours. It is a place where the sky feels immense, a boundless canvas for the ever-shifting moods of weather, from the brilliant blue of a summer day to the brooding grey of an approaching storm. The history of Orchard Homes is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the generous waters of the surrounding region, a narrative woven through its agricultural roots and the enduring spirit of its settlers. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting a modest but vital economy built on the cultivation of fruits and the raising of livestock, a tradition that still echoes in the quiet hum of tractors and the occasional scent of freshly turned earth. This enduring connection to the land has fostered a distinctive character in Orchard Homes, a sense of groundedness and a respect for the natural cycles that govern life here. While the wider world bustles with its own pace, life in Orchard Homes moves with a more deliberate cadence, allowing for moments of quiet contemplation and a deep appreciation for the simple beauty of the everyday.
Live animated radar for Orchard Homes and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Orchard Homes, Missoula County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.863257°N, 114.048444°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59804 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orchard Homes, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orchard Homes, 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 Orchard Homes includes coordinates 46.863257°N, 114.048444°W, situated in Missoula County. ZIP code 59804. 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.
