Pony, Montana Weather
Pony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pony, Madison County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
