West Havre, Montana Weather
West Havre, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Havre, Hill County.
Full aviation weather for West Havre is published on the Havre City County Airport (KHVR) page, 2 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. 3 airfields within reach of West Havre 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 West Havre: Edgar G Obie Airport (KS71) 36 km · Big Sandy Airport (K3U8) 51 km
Conditions reported at KHVR describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Havre specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Havre.
About West Havre, Montana
West Havre lies where the wide Montana sky meets the rolling plains, a landscape of subtle greens and ochres that stretch to a horizon often softened by the haze of summer heat. It lies 102.3 miles north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 45°T), and is situated 2.3 miles west of Havre. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, enduring beauty, characterized by the gentle rise and fall of coulees and the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees marking a low-lying watercourse. The air, especially in the early morning and late evening, carries a crispness that hints at the vastness surrounding West Havre, a palpable stillness broken only by the distant rumble of a freight train or the cry of a hawk circling overhead. The soil, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, a fertile promise under the immense, ever-changing heavens. The history of West Havre is intrinsically tied to the land and the iron horse that brought settlers to this part of Hill County. Its economy, much like its origins, has long been anchored in agriculture, with wheat fields rippling across the landscape like a golden sea during harvest season. Ranching also plays a significant role, the sturdy breeds of cattle a familiar sight against the open ranges. While not a place of grand monuments, West Havre holds the quiet dignity of a community built on hard work and resilience, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life. The nearby Milk River, a ribbon of silver winding through the terrain, offers a touch of cool respite and a reminder of the vital waterways that have sustained life here for centuries, shaping the character of West Havre and its people.
Live animated radar for West Havre 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 | West Havre, Hill County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.544999°N, 109.73298°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59501 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Havre, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Havre, 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 West Havre includes coordinates 48.544999°N, 109.732980°W, situated in Hill County. ZIP code 59501. 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.
