Superior, Montana Weather
Superior, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Superior, Mineral County.
Full aviation weather for Superior is published on the Mineral County Airport (K9S4) page, 4 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. 5 airfields within reach of Superior 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 Superior: Plains Airport (KS34) 31 km · Hot Springs Airport (KS09) 52 km · Thompson Falls Airport (KTHM) 52 km · Cayuse Creek /US Forest Service Airport (KC64) 60 km
Conditions reported at K9S4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Superior specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Superior.
About Superior, Montana
Superior, Montana, is a place where the ruggedness of the mountains meets the gentle flow of the Clark Fork River. It lies 47.7 miles west-north-west of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 298°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north-west of Riverbend. The town itself clings to the valley floor, hemmed in by steep, forested slopes that rise abruptly on either side, their peaks often softened by a haze of pine and distance. The air here carries the clean, crisp scent of evergreen and damp earth, particularly after a rain, and the light can be astonishingly pure, especially in the early morning when it spills over the eastern ridges, painting the western faces in shades of rose and gold. The Clark Fork, a broad, silver ribbon, is the constant, murmuring presence, its banks a mosaic of smooth river stones and tenacious, wind-bent willows. The history of Superior is deeply entwined with the extraction of the earth's bounty. Logging and mining have long been the bedrock of its economy, shaping the character of the place and its people. You can still see the weathered facades of buildings that have witnessed generations of miners and loggers passing through, their stories whispered in the creak of old wood and the murmur of the river. Though the boom times of heavy industry have softened, a quiet resilience persists, a characteristic of communities that have learned to live in harmony with both the land's generosity and its demands. The town retains a grounded feel, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the steady pulse of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Superior 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.
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| Location | Superior, Mineral County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.191594°N, 114.891798°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59872 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Superior, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Superior, 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 Superior includes coordinates 47.191594°N, 114.891798°W, situated in Mineral County. ZIP code 59872. 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.
