Winnett, Montana Weather
Winnett, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Winnett, Petroleum County.
Full aviation weather for Winnett is published on the Roundup Airport (KRPX) page, 60 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KRPX describe the airfield itself. Weather 60 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Winnett specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Winnett.
About Winnett, Montana
Winnett rests on a broad, sun-baked plain, where the sky stretches to an astonishing, boundless horizon. It lies 84.6 miles north of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 5°T), and is situated 39.6 miles north-north-east of Roundup. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast canvas of tawny grasses and sagebrush that undulates gently towards distant, hazy buttes. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of dry earth, often holds a whisper of sage, a clean, wild fragrance that speaks of wide-open spaces and a quiet solitude. Buildings in Winnett are low-slung, weathered structures, their paint faded by relentless sun and wind, giving the whole place a sense of patient endurance. A few hardy trees, their branches bent by the prevailing winds, offer scant shade, their leaves rustling with a dry, papery sound. The story of Winnett is deeply tied to the ranching heritage of this part of Montana, a legacy etched into the very way of life here. For generations, cattle have been the lifeblood of the surrounding landscape, their grazing patterns shaping the terrain as much as the elements. The local economy, though modest, is sustained by this enduring connection to the land, a quiet resilience born of necessity and a deep understanding of the prairie’s rhythms. There's a palpable sense of history in the weathered wood of the general store, in the quiet hum of pickup trucks passing by, a testament to the pioneers who first staked their claims in this vast, untamed country. The local school, a simple, sturdy building, serves as a focal point for the scattered families, a hub where the continuity of this remote existence is nurtured.
Live animated radar for Winnett 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 | Winnett, Petroleum County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.002759°N, 108.352072°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59087 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winnett, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winnett, 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 Winnett includes coordinates 47.002759°N, 108.352072°W, situated in Petroleum County. ZIP code 59087. 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.
