Zortman, Montana Weather
Zortman, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zortman, Phillips County.
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About Zortman, Montana
Zortman unfolds beneath the immense Montana sky, a quiet collection of structures clinging to the rugged foothills of the Little Rockies. It lies 132.2 miles east-north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 76°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-south-east of Hays. The land here is a study in raw, unvarnished beauty, where tawny grasses surrender to the sharp angles of exposed rock. Canyons, etched by ancient waters, carve their way through the landscape, their shadows deepening as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western horizon in hues of bruised plum and fiery amber. The air, thin and crisp, carries the scent of sagebrush and distant pine, a constant reminder of the wild country that presses in on all sides. Life in Zortman moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, dictated by the seasons and the vast, open spaces that surround it. The story of Zortman is deeply intertwined with the earth it inhabits, a narrative whispered in the wind that sweeps across the prairie and echoed in the weathered timbers of its buildings. Gold, discovered in the late 19th century, drew a hopeful tide of prospectors and miners, their dreams of fortune etched into the very bedrock. Though the fever for precious metals has largely subsided, a resilient spirit endures, sustained by ranching and the quiet camaraderie of a place where neighbors know each other's names. The stark, sun-bleached beauty of the landscape itself serves as a constant, subtle attraction, drawing those who seek solace in the grandeur of the natural world and the enduring echoes of a frontier past.
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| Location | Zortman, Phillips County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.917774°N, 108.526258°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59546 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zortman, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zortman, 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 Zortman includes coordinates 47.917774°N, 108.526258°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 59546. 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.
