Pony, Montana Weather
Pony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pony, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Pony is published on the Ruby Valley Field (KRVF) page, 34 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. 5 airfields within reach of Pony 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 Pony: Three Forks Airport (K9S5) 35 km · Ennis Big Sky Airport (KEKS) 47 km · Bert Mooney Airport (KBTM) 57 km · Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (KBZN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KRVF describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pony.
About Pony, Montana
Pony, a name that evokes a whisper of the wild, unfolds in a valley cradled by the Tobacco Root Mountains, their peaks often dusted with snow even as summer’s warmth seeps into the valley floor. It lies 39.0 miles south-east of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 128°T), and is situated 17.6 miles south-east of Whitehall. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, punctuated by the silver thread of the Ruby River, which meanders with a quiet persistence through meadows that stretch towards the horizon. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant, trembling emerald in the breeze, line the riverbanks, their roots anchoring the land against the gentle, yet inexorable, flow of water. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crispness that hints at the higher altitudes, a clean, untainted breath that seems to cleanse the very lungs. The history of Pony is intimately tied to the earth from which it sprang, a story etched in the veins of the surrounding mountains. Once a bustling hub of mining activity, the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts have long since faded, replaced by a slower, more pastoral rhythm. The local economy now leans on the bounty of the land, with ranches dotting the landscape, their fences stretching like forgotten lines on a weathered map, and small businesses catering to the steady, unhurried pulse of rural life. The old general store, a sentinel of days gone by, still stands, its wooden façade weathered by countless seasons, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of Pony and its people.
Live animated radar for Pony 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 | Pony, Madison County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.658538°N, 111.894428°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59747 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pony, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pony, 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 Pony includes coordinates 45.658538°N, 111.894428°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 59747. 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.
