South Hills, Montana Weather
South Hills, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for South Hills, Jefferson County.
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About South Hills, Montana
South Hills unfolds as a broad, sun-drenched shoulder of land, a gentle ascent from the valley floor where the sky feels close enough to touch. It lies 3.1 miles south-east of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 144°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-west of Helena Valley Southeast. Rolling hills, cloaked in sagebrush and the muted greens of drought-resistant grasses, tumble towards distant, jagged peaks. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of pine and a faint whisper of dust, especially in the long, languid afternoons. Small ranches, their weathered fences tracing faint lines across the landscape, dot the terrain, each holding a quiet claim to this wide-open space. Even the shadows, cast long and sharp by the late afternoon sun, seem to possess a kind of clarity, defining the contours of the land with an almost sculptural precision. The history of South Hills is tied to the persistent lure of minerals, a story etched into the very grain of the land. Though the boomtown days of hard-rock mining have long since faded, the echoes remain in the scattered remnants of old structures and the enduring character of the people. The local economy now leans towards agriculture and a growing appreciation for the outdoors, drawing visitors who seek the vast quietude and the unmarred vistas. The South Hills remains a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the slow turning of the seasons, a quiet persistence that mirrors the enduring strength of the mountains themselves.
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| Location | South Hills, Jefferson County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.5564°N, 111.9975°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59634 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Hills, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Hills, 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 South Hills includes coordinates 46.556400°N, 111.997500°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 59634. 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.
