York, Montana Weather
York, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for York, Lewis and Clark County.
Full aviation weather for York is published on the Helena Regional Airport (KHLN) page, 22 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. 2 airfields within reach of York 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 York: Townsend Airport (K8U8) 48 km
Conditions reported at KHLN describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at York specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for York.
About York, Montana
York lies in a high mountain valley, where the earth has been sculpted by ancient forces into a series of rolling hills that give way to steeper slopes. It lies 16.2 miles east-north-east of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 56°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east of Helena Valley Northeast. The Big Blackfoot River, a ribbon of glacial meltwater, carves its way through this landscape, its currents a constant, murmuring presence. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vast Montana sky, often falls in broad, golden swathes across the meadows, illuminating the wild grasses and the hardy, low-lying shrubs that cling to the soil. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a clean, sharp perfume that speaks of wildness and immensity. The history of York is inextricably linked to the rich veins of ore that lie hidden beneath its soil, drawing prospectors and miners to its rugged embrace in generations past. While the boom times of hard-rock mining have softened into a quieter rhythm, the legacy of that industrious past still resonates in the bones of the place. Ranching and agriculture now form the backbone of York's economy, with cattle grazing on the expansive pastures and small farms coaxing sustenance from the often-challenging terrain. The sense of community is palpable, forged in shared resilience and an appreciation for the raw, untamed beauty that surrounds them, a beauty that seems to hold its breath at dusk, painting the western sky in hues of bruised violet and soft ember.
Live animated radar for York 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.
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| Location | York, Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.721605°N, 111.751926°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59602 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This York, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for York, 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 York includes coordinates 46.721605°N, 111.751926°W, situated in Lewis and Clark County. ZIP code 59602. 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.
