Sunburst, Montana Weather
Sunburst, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sunburst, Toole County.
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About Sunburst, Montana
Sunburst lies under a sky that seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of shifting blues and greys that mirrors the prairie’s immense, rolling terrain. It lies 99.6 miles north-north-west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 344°T), and is situated 26.2 miles north of Shelby. The land here is a study in subtle textures: fields of wheat and barley ripple like a golden sea under the insistent wind, their stalks bending in unison, a silent, ceaseless conversation with the elements. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of the plains, occasionally whirl across the horizon, brief, wild spectacles against the muted greens and browns of the earth. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a mixture of sun-baked soil and the faint sweetness of ripening grain, and in the late afternoon, the light takes on a peculiar softness, bleaching the edges of everything and lending a quiet dignity to the sparse buildings that dot the landscape. The history of Sunburst is etched not in grand monuments, but in the tenacious spirit of those who have worked this land. Originally a stop along the Great Northern Railway, its existence was forged by the promise of agriculture and the quiet, steady labor it demanded. The local economy, then as now, is tied to the soil, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels, testament to generations of farmers who have coaxed a living from the Montana earth. While the railway's dominance has waned, the enduring legacy of its influence is still palpable in the straight lines of the roads and the layout of the few businesses that serve the scattered ranches and homesteads. There's a certain resilience here, a pragmatic acceptance of the seasons and the challenges they bring, a quiet strength that has shaped the character of Sunburst and its people.
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| Location | Sunburst, Toole County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.882775°N, 111.911424°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59482 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunburst, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunburst, 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 Sunburst includes coordinates 48.882775°N, 111.911424°W, situated in Toole County. ZIP code 59482. 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.
