Westby, Montana Weather
Westby, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Westby, Sheridan County.
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About Westby, Montana
Westby, Montana, unfolds onto a vast, undulating prairie, a landscape etched by wind and the patient work of sun and rain. It lies 53.8 miles north-north-west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 338°T), and is situated 24.1 miles east-north-east of Plentywood. The sky here is a boundless canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset that lingers like a whispered promise. Fields of wheat and barley, golden in the summer sun, ripple like a slow-moving ocean under the vast Montana sky, their scent a dry, sweet perfume carried on the breeze. The land is open, generous, and in its quiet expanse, a sense of enduring resilience can be felt, as if the very earth remembers the passage of countless seasons and the hardy souls who have drawn their living from it. The story of Westby is one of tenacious settlement, where the bounty of the land was coaxed forth by generations of farmers and ranchers. It grew from the dreams of those seeking opportunity on the northern plains, their efforts woven into the fabric of the local economy, which remains deeply rooted in agriculture. The grain elevators, stark sentinels against the immense sky, stand as silent witnesses to the harvest, their presence a constant reminder of the vital pulse of the land that sustains this corner of Sheridan County. While the pace of life in Westby is measured, it carries a quiet strength, a deep connection to the earth and the cyclical rhythms of rural existence, a spirit that has weathered the challenges of the frontier and continues to shape its distinctive character.
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| Location | Westby, Sheridan County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.870305°N, 104.05188°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59275 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westby, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westby, 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 Westby includes coordinates 48.870305°N, 104.051880°W, situated in Sheridan County. ZIP code 59275. 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.
