Rimrock Colony, Montana Weather
Rimrock Colony, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rimrock Colony, Toole County.
Flight conditions near Rimrock Colony. Data source: locating…
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
