Rimrock Colony, Montana Weather
Rimrock Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rimrock Colony, Toole County.
Full aviation weather for Rimrock Colony is published on the Cut Bank International Airport (KCTB) page, 38 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 Rimrock Colony 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 Rimrock Colony: Shelby Airport (KSBX) 43 km
Conditions reported at KCTB describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rimrock Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rimrock Colony.
About Rimrock Colony, Montana
Rimrock Colony lies under a sky that seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of cerulean that bleeds into the ochre and sage of the surrounding Montana landscape. It lies 103.1 miles north-north-west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 340°T), and is situated 29.1 miles north-north-west of Shelby. The terrain here is a study in subtle resilience, where wind-scoured buttes rise like ancient sentinels from rolling plains, their sandstone faces catching the sun in a thousand shades of rust and umber. Sparse grasses, tough and determined, cling to the earth, their muted greens and browns whispering of dry seasons and stoic endurance. A sense of quiet solitude pervades, broken only by the sigh of the wind and the distant call of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow a fleeting inkblot on the sun-baked ground. The history of Rimrock Colony is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of those who have worked this land. Originally settled by homesteaders drawn by the promise of open country, the local economy has long been tied to the earth, with ranching and agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence. The air often carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-cured hay, a testament to the ongoing labor of generations. While the grand narratives of boomtowns may have bypassed this particular stretch of prairie, Rimrock Colony retains a distinctive character, a quiet strength forged in the crucible of isolation and the relentless beauty of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Rimrock Colony 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 | Rimrock Colony, Toole County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.8954°N, 112.0952°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59482 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rimrock Colony, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rimrock Colony, 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 Rimrock Colony includes coordinates 48.895400°N, 112.095200°W, situated in Toole County. ZIP code 59482. 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.
