Vida, Montana Weather
Vida, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vida, McCone County.
Full aviation weather for Vida is published on the L M Clayton Airport (KOLF) page, 30 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. 2 airfields within reach of Vida 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 Vida: Circle Town County Airport (K4U6) 46 km
Conditions reported at KOLF describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vida specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vida.
About Vida, Montana
Vida unfolds across a vast canvas of prairie, where the earth rolls in gentle, expansive waves under a sky that seems impossibly large. It lies 89.4 miles west-south-west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 257°T), and is situated 19.1 miles south-south-east of Wolf Point. The landscape here is defined by the wide-open spaces, a terrain sculpted by wind and water into subtle contours, punctuated by the stoic presence of hardy grasses and the occasional hardy cottonwood tree clinging to the sparse shelter of coulees. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, carrying the faint, earthy perfume of dry soil and distant sagebrush, particularly potent as the sun begins its descent, painting the western horizon in hues of burnt orange and soft lavender. Life in Vida moves with a quiet deliberation, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the land’s generous, yet demanding, nature. The history of Vida is intrinsically tied to the railroads that once crisscrossed these plains, a lifeline for the agricultural communities that sprang up in their wake. Ranching and farming remain the bedrock of the local economy, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who found sustenance and a home on this seemingly untamed frontier. Evidence of this enduring connection to the land can be seen in the weathered barns and fences that dot the countryside, silent markers of generations who have worked the soil. While Vida may not boast grand monuments, its character is etched in the quiet resilience of its people and the stark, unadorned beauty of the Montana prairie that surrounds it.
Live animated radar for Vida 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 | Vida, McCone County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.831958°N, 105.49305°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59274 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vida, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vida, 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 Vida includes coordinates 47.831958°N, 105.493050°W, situated in McCone County. ZIP code 59274. 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.
