Rapelje, Montana Weather
Rapelje, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rapelje, Stillwater County.
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About Rapelje, Montana
Rapelje rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin where the eastern foothills of the Rockies begin to soften into the vast Montana plains. It lies 38.6 miles west-north-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 290°T), and is situated 23.2 miles north of Columbus. The land here rolls with a quiet dignity, a tapestry of tawny grasses that catch the wind in rippling waves, punctuated by the occasional hardy sagebrush and the stubborn tenacity of cottonwood trees lining the ephemeral creeks. The sky above Rapelje is a dominion unto itself, an immense, ever-shifting canvas of cerulean, bruised with the dramatic thunderheads that gather with startling speed, or ablaze with the molten gold and rose of sunset, painting the distant, hazy mountains in hues of amethyst and rust. The air, when it’s not carrying the dry dust of summer or the sharp bite of winter, hums with the low thrum of distant machinery and the occasional, startling call of a meadowlark. Founded by a hopeful wave of homesteaders in the early twentieth century, Rapelje was conceived from the dream of fertile soil and a life wrested from the land. Its fortunes have long been tied to the agricultural bounty of the region, primarily cattle ranching and grain farming, the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. The economy, though modest, is deeply rooted in the earth, with the local grain elevator standing as a proud, if utilitarian, monument to this enduring connection. There are no grand historical sites or bustling tourist attractions in Rapelje; its character is etched in the stoic resilience of its people and the quiet, enduring beauty of its wide-open spaces, a place where the past whispers in the rustling grass and the future is sown with each new dawn.
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| Location | Rapelje, Stillwater County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.97189°N, 109.255168°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59067 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rapelje, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rapelje, 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 Rapelje includes coordinates 45.971890°N, 109.255168°W, situated in Stillwater County. ZIP code 59067. 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.
