Raynesford, Montana Weather
Raynesford, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raynesford, Judith Basin County.
Full aviation weather for Raynesford is published on the Geraldine Airport (K5U8) page, 50 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. 2 airfields within reach of Raynesford 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 Raynesford: Great Falls International Airport (KGTF) 54 km
Conditions reported at K5U8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 50 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Raynesford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raynesford.
About Raynesford, Montana
Raynesford unfolds across a landscape where the vast Montana sky presses down with an almost tangible weight, a dome of pale blue that melts into the horizon. It lies 31.1 miles east-south-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 121°T), and is situated 12.2 miles south-east of Belt. The Judith Basin unfolds here, a broad, sweeping basin cradled by distant, softly rounded mountains that wear their geological history like weathered caps. Rolling grasslands, a sea of muted greens and golds under the broad sun, stretch in every direction, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees lining the ephemeral veins of dry creek beds. The air itself, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, mineral scent, hinting at the deep earth beneath, and the silence is profound, punctuated only by the sigh of the wind through the sparse grasses and the distant, mournful cry of a hawk. The story of Raynesford is one of hardy endeavor, etched into the very soil by generations who tamed this wild expanse. Ranching and agriculture have long been the lifeblood, the wide fields yielding wheat and barley when the rains are kind, supporting cattle that graze the boundless prairies. This is a place where the economy is tied to the sun, the soil, and the seasons, a quiet resilience that has shaped the character of its inhabitants. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a simple, enduring beauty found in the weathered barns, the sturdy fences that march across the land, and the way the setting sun paints the western sky in hues of apricot and rose, a daily spectacle that never fails to inspire awe.
Live animated radar for Raynesford 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 | Raynesford, Judith Basin County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.269964°N, 110.729942°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59469 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raynesford, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raynesford, 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 Raynesford includes coordinates 47.269964°N, 110.729942°W, situated in Judith Basin County. ZIP code 59469. 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.
