Pleasant Valley Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pleasant Valley Colony, Cascade County.
Flight conditions near Pleasant Valley Colony. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pleasant Valley Colony.
Pleasant Valley Colony unfolds across a broad, sun-baked expanse where the land yields grudgingly to cultivation. It lies 16.2 miles south-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 133°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west-south-west of Belt. Rolling hills, softened by distance and the haze of summer, give way to flatter, more open fields that stretch towards a horizon punctuated by the distant, jagged forms of mountains. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sagebrush and sun-scorched earth, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very fabric of the place. In the late afternoon, the light takes on a particular honeyed quality, bathing the landscape in a warm, golden glow that softens the sharp angles of the terrain and lends a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads. The story of Pleasant Valley Colony is one of perseverance, etched into the very soil by generations of settlers who sought to tame this rugged country. Primarily an agricultural hub, its economy has long been tied to the hardy crops that can withstand the unpredictable Montana seasons, with cattle ranching also playing a significant role in the local character. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but rather the quiet hum of a community that finds its distinctiveness in the enduring spirit of its people and the vast, untamed beauty of the surrounding landscape, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons.
Live animated radar for Pleasant Valley 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Pleasant Valley Colony, Cascade County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.338958°N, 111.048572°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59412 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasant Valley Colony, 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 Pleasant Valley Colony includes coordinates 47.338958°N, 111.048572°W, situated in Cascade County. ZIP code 59412. 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.