Zurich, Montana Weather
Zurich, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zurich, Blaine County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zurich.
About Zurich, Montana
Zurich, Montana, is a place where the sky asserts its dominion, a vast canvas of cerulean that can shift to bruised purples and fiery oranges with startling swiftness. It lies 128.9 miles north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 54°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Chinook. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, a rolling expanse of sagebrush and hardy grasses that ripple under the persistent, often brisk, wind. In the distance, the faint, blue-hazed outlines of mountains serve as a constant reminder of the immense scale of the western landscape, and the air, when it’s not carrying the scent of sun-baked earth, often holds a crisp, clean coolness that invigorates. The few structures that comprise Zurich seem to hunker low against this immensity, their weathered wood and metal a testament to enduring the elements. The history of Zurich is intrinsically tied to the agricultural pulse of Blaine County, a story written in wheat fields and cattle ranches. For generations, this land has been coaxed into yielding its bounty, a livelihood that shapes the quiet, predictable rhythm of life here. The local economy, though modest, is rooted in the enduring cycles of planting and harvest, the tending of livestock, and the support services that keep these endeavors running. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Zurich, but rather a pervasive sense of self-sufficiency and a quiet pride in the resilience of its inhabitants, who have learned to thrive in this expansive, open country.
Live animated radar for Zurich and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Zurich, Blaine County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.584444°N, 109.030443°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59547 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zurich, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zurich, 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 Zurich includes coordinates 48.584444°N, 109.030443°W, situated in Blaine County. ZIP code 59547. 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.
