Saddle Butte, Montana Weather
Saddle Butte, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Saddle Butte, Hill County.
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About Saddle Butte, Montana
Saddle Butte rises from the Montana plains like a weathered sentinel, its broad, rounded summit a familiar landmark against an endless expanse of sky. It lies 104.1 miles north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 47°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south-east of Havre. The land around it is a study in subtle gradients, a sweep of sagebrush and resilient grasses that ripple in the breeze, broken by the occasional tenacious juniper. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine, a fragrance that intensifies with the golden hour as the sun dips low, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the very contours of the land. The silence is profound, not an absence of sound, but a presence of quiet, punctuated only by the whisper of wind and the distant cry of a hawk circling overhead, a constant reminder of the wildness that still holds sway. For generations, the rhythm of life in Saddle Butte has been dictated by the land and the sky, a history deeply entwined with ranching and dryland farming. The rich, dark soil, though demanding, has yielded sustenance for families who have carved their lives from this landscape, their stories etched into the very fabric of the place. The local economy still hums with the quiet industry of agriculture, where the sturdy pick-up truck is as common a sight as the vast fields of wheat that turn from emerald green to burnished gold with the changing seasons. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a quiet dignity in the weathered barns and the simple, sturdy homes that dot the prairie, each a testament to enduring spirit and a deep connection to the earth.
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| Location | Saddle Butte, Hill County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.522776°N, 109.645476°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59501 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saddle Butte, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saddle Butte, 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 Saddle Butte includes coordinates 48.522776°N, 109.645476°W, situated in Hill County. ZIP code 59501. 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.
