Whitetail, Montana Weather
Whitetail, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitetail, Daniels County.
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About Whitetail, Montana
Whitetail rests beneath a sky that often stretches to an impossible, unblemished blue. It lies 87.6 miles north-west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 307°T), and is situated 13.7 miles east-north-east of Scobey. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast canvas of rolling prairie that slopes gently towards the north, where the land begins to break into the low, rounded hills characteristic of the region. Sparse stands of cottonwoods and aspens cling to the draws and coulees, their leaves a vibrant shimmer against the stoic grasses that sway like a silent ocean in the persistent breeze. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of sagebrush and the distant, earthy aroma of sun-baked soil, a fragrance that seems to settle deep within the lungs. Evenings here can be spectacular, as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky in hues of rose and molten gold, casting long, distorted shadows that stretch and dance across the open country. The history of Whitetail is inextricably linked to the vastness of the land and the hardy souls who sought to cultivate it. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and open range, established a life here through sheer grit and an intimate understanding of the seasons. The local economy, as it has for generations, remains anchored in agriculture, with wheat fields stretching as far as the eye can see, their golden heads bowing in unison under the summer sun, and cattle grazing on the expansive pastures. A quiet strength permeates the everyday life of Whitetail; a sense of self-reliance born from the isolation and the shared experience of enduring the extremes of weather. The general store, with its creaking floorboards and the scent of coffee and aged wood, still serves as the unofficial heart of the community, a place where news is exchanged and the day’s concerns are shared beneath the watchful gaze of faded photographs on the wall.
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| Location | Whitetail, Daniels County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.895026°N, 105.163316°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59276 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whitetail, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitetail, 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 Whitetail includes coordinates 48.895026°N, 105.163316°W, situated in Daniels County. ZIP code 59276. 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.
