Virginia City, Montana Weather
Virginia City, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Virginia City, Madison County.
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About Virginia City, Montana
Virginia City clings to the western slopes of the Tobacco Root Mountains, a landscape carved by ancient glaciers and painted with the muted greens of sagebrush and the deeper hues of pine. It lies 51.4 miles west-south-west of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 239°T), and is situated 16.5 miles south-east of Sheridan. The air here, especially in the late afternoon as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a crispness that hints at the coming chill, and the light itself seems to possess a peculiar, golden quality, softening the sharp edges of the rugged terrain. The Ruby River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, snakes through the valley below, its presence a constant, murmuring counterpoint to the stark, wind-swept hills. The architecture of Virginia City itself, a collection of weathered wood and stone buildings, seems to have grown organically from the earth, each structure bearing the mark of its own quiet endurance against the elements. This place was born of gold, a fever that swept through these mountains in the mid-19th century, drawing a flood of hopeful prospectors and shaping the very character of Virginia City. Though the veins of precious metal have long since thinned, the echoes of that frenetic past still resonate in the clapboard storefronts and the dusty streets, now a living museum to Montana's rich mining heritage. The local economy, once fueled by the relentless digging and panning, has shifted towards tourism, drawing visitors who come to wander through the historic buildings, perhaps to catch a glimpse of a staged gunfight or to ride the old railway that once hauled ore. The spirit of the place, however, remains tied to its wilder roots, a resilient blend of frontier grit and a deep, abiding appreciation for the raw, untamed beauty of the surrounding country.
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| Location | Virginia City, Madison County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.293814°N, 111.946091°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59755 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Virginia City, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Virginia City, 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 Virginia City includes coordinates 45.293814°N, 111.946091°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 59755. 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.
