Silver Star, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Silver Star, Madison County.
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Silver Star rests in a broad valley, a place where the earth seems to exhale a quiet, sun-baked breath. It lies 24.8 miles south-south-east of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 151°T), and is situated 15.3 miles south-west of Whitehall. The land here is a study in tawny golds and muted greens, rolling gently towards the distant, jagged shoulders of the surrounding mountains. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a shimmering currency against the vast Montana sky, line the banks of the slow-moving Ruby River, its waters reflecting the deep, unchanging blue overhead. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry scent of sagebrush and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild grasses, a fragrance that clings to the dust kicked up by the occasional passing truck. The horizon feels immense, stretching out and inviting the eye to wander, to lose itself in the sheer, unhurried expanse. The story of Silver Star is intimately tied to the bounty that once pulsed beneath this soil, a history echoing the boom-and-bust cycles of Montana's mining past. Though the veins of silver that gave the settlement its name have long since been coaxed dry, the legacy persists in the stoic character of its residents and the weathered barns that dot the landscape. Today, the economy of Silver Star finds its footing in the rich soil and the enduring spirit of agriculture, with cattle ranches and hayfields painting broad strokes across the valley floor. The Ruby River, a constant, murmuring presence, not only sustains the land but also offers a quiet solace, a place where the passage of time feels measured by the gentle flow of water and the slow arc of the sun. The absence of hurried clamor in Silver Star is not an emptiness, but a deliberate space for the land and its stories to be heard.
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| Location | Silver Star, Madison County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.690204°N, 112.283056°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59751 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silver Star, 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 Silver Star includes coordinates 45.690204°N, 112.283056°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 59751. 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.