Shepherd, Montana Weather
Shepherd, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shepherd, Yellowstone County.
Full aviation weather for Shepherd is published on the Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL) page, 22 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. 3 airfields within reach of Shepherd 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 Shepherd: Laurel Municipal Airport (K6S8) 42 km · Big Horn County Airport (K00U) 57 km
Conditions reported at KBIL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shepherd specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shepherd.
About Shepherd, Montana
Shepherd sits where the land begins its slow, patient rise toward the foothills, a quiet scattering of buildings under the immense Montana sky. It lies 13.4 miles north-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 34°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-east of Lockwood. The terrain here is a study in muted ochre and pale green, broken by the occasional darker smudge of cottonwoods tracing the watercourses. The air, when the wind blows from the west, carries the dry scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sagebrush. The Crow Indian Reservation lies to the south, a constant reminder of the ancient presence on this land, and the Yellowstone River, though not directly bordering Shepherd, is a vital artery, its distant murmur a low hum beneath the surface of daily life. The light, especially in the late afternoon, has a peculiar clarity, sharp and almost crystalline, illuminating the subtle textures of the land and making the distant rimrock formations stand out in stark relief. The history of Shepherd is tied to the fertile soil and the promise of agriculture, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring patterns of farming and ranching that still define its economy. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, where the success of a harvest can still shape the fortunes of families who have called this place home for generations. While the railroad once brought a surge of activity, and the timber industry has seen its ups and downs, the enduring character of Shepherd remains rooted in its agricultural heritage. There’s a quiet resilience here, a deep-seated connection to the land that fosters a sense of community built on shared experience and mutual reliance, a subtle strength that persists even as the world outside continues its relentless spin.
Live animated radar for Shepherd 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 | Shepherd, Yellowstone County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.943568°N, 108.342352°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59079 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shepherd, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shepherd, 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 Shepherd includes coordinates 45.943568°N, 108.342352°W, situated in Yellowstone County. ZIP code 59079. 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.
