Sand Coulee, Montana Weather
Sand Coulee, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sand Coulee, Cascade County.
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About Sand Coulee, Montana
Sand Coulee rests in a shallow, arcing valley, a place where the wide Montana sky feels particularly close. It lies 9.3 miles south-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 138°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of Malmstrom AFB. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, the grasses often bleached by a sun that can be fierce. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of wind and weather, embrace the small cluster of buildings, their slopes etched with the faint, pale lines of old watercourses. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the plains and the distant, almost imperceptible murmur of the creek that gives Sand Coulee its name. Shadows begin to lengthen, stretching long and thin across the sparsely vegetated terrain, lending a quiet dignity to the simple structures that dot the landscape. The history of Sand Coulee is deeply entwined with the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath this ground, a legacy that shaped its early days and the sturdy character of its people. Though the mines are largely silent now, their echoes linger in the stoic resilience of the community, a spirit forged in hard work and the unforgiving beauty of the high plains. The local economy, once driven by the dark, subterranean wealth, has shifted, with agriculture and the quiet hum of the highway now providing sustenance. A distinctive feature of Sand Coulee is the enduring connection to the land, a palpable understanding of its rhythms and its occasional, stark challenges, a quiet testament to generations who have called this valley home.
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| Location | Sand Coulee, Cascade County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.399404°N, 111.167745°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59472 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sand Coulee, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sand Coulee, 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 Sand Coulee includes coordinates 47.399404°N, 111.167745°W, situated in Cascade County. ZIP code 59472. 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.
