Red Lodge, Montana Weather
Red Lodge, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Red Lodge, Carbon County.
Full aviation weather for Red Lodge is published on the Red Lodge Airport (KRED) page, 1 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. 4 airfields within reach of Red Lodge 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 Red Lodge: Bridger Municipal Airport (K6S1) 28 km · Woltermann Memorial Airport (K6S3) 50 km · Powell Municipal Airport (KPOY) 50 km
Conditions reported at KRED describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Lodge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Red Lodge.
About Red Lodge, Montana
Red Lodge lies cradled by the rugged grandeur of the Beartooth Mountains, a landscape painted in broad strokes of ochre, sage, and the deep, cool green of pine forests that climb towards impossibly blue skies. It lies 54.9 miles south-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 221°T), and is situated 17.9 miles west-south-west of Bridger. The air here carries a crisp, clean scent, a mingled aroma of sun-baked earth and the distant, snow-melt tang of high country streams. The town itself feels anchored, its buildings of weathered wood and brick a humble counterpoint to the colossal peaks that loom protectively, their stony faces catching the morning light in a spectacle of shifting, ethereal hues. The Yellowstone River, a ribbon of silver, carves its way through the valley floor, its murmur a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the rustle of cottonwood leaves. The story of Red Lodge is intrinsically tied to the earth’s dark heart, a history etched in coal dust and the grit of miners who sought their fortunes beneath the mountains. For decades, this was a boomtown, its economy fueled by the deep veins of carbon that gave the county its name, a legacy still palpable in the quiet determination of its residents. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their echoes linger, shaping the character of Red Lodge into one of resilient independence and a deep appreciation for the natural world. Today, the Beartooth Highway, a breathtaking scenic byway, draws visitors who come to marvel at the alpine meadows and glacial lakes, transforming the town into a gateway for adventure and a testament to Montana’s untamed beauty.
Live animated radar for Red Lodge 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 | Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.185778°N, 109.246821°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59068 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Lodge, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Lodge, 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 Red Lodge includes coordinates 45.185778°N, 109.246821°W, situated in Carbon County. ZIP code 59068. 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.
