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Box Elder, MT Weather

It is 36°F in Box Elder, MT, observed at 2:18 AM MDT. Today: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, high 49°F, low 33°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (MDT).

Box Elder, MT current weather

36°F

Mostly Cloudy

H 49° / L 33°Feels like 33°

  • No rain expected in the next 12 hours

Observed at ROCKY BOY (11.8 mi away), 10/28/2026, 2:18 AM MDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/27/2026, 11:31 PM PT

  1. Now38°11%
  2. 4 AM36°
  3. 5 AM35°
  4. 6 AM34°
  5. 7 AM33°
  6. 8 AM33°
  7. 9 AM34°
  8. 10 AM39°
  9. 11 AM42°
  10. 12 PM43°
  11. 1 PM46°
  12. 2 PM48°
  13. 3 PM48°
  14. 4 PM49°
  15. 5 PM47°
  16. 6 PM45°
  17. 7 PM42°
  18. 8 PM37°
  19. 9 PM36°
  20. 10 PM35°
  21. 11 PM34°
  22. Thu12 AM34°10%
  23. 1 AM33°
  24. 2 AM32°
  25. 3 AM32°
  26. 4 AM31°
  27. 5 AM31°
  28. 6 AM30°
  29. 7 AM29°
  30. 8 AM29°
  31. 9 AM31°
  32. 10 AM33°
  33. 11 AM34°
  34. 12 PM35°
  35. 1 PM38°
  36. 2 PM38°
  37. 3 PM39°
  38. 4 PM39°
  39. 5 PM38°
  40. 6 PM37°
  41. 7 PM33°
  42. 8 PM31°
  43. 9 PM30°
  44. 10 PM29°
  45. 11 PM28°
  46. Fri12 AM28°
  47. 1 AM28°
  48. 2 AM27°

7-day forecast

Tap a day for details

  • Today10/2811% chance of precipitationLow 33°High 49°

    Wednesday: Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

    Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
  • Thu10/29Low 23°High 39°

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Partly Sunny
  • Fri10/30Low 26°High 45°

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind around 6 mph.

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind around 2 mph.

    Partly Sunny
  • Sat10/3145% chance of precipitationLow 30°High 48°

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind around 2 mph.

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Mostly Sunny
  • Sun11/150% chance of precipitationLow 29°High 46°

    Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Chance Light Rain
  • Mon11/231% chance of precipitationLow 28°High 45°

    Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Chance Light Rain
  • Tue11/312% chance of precipitationLow High 48°

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

    Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 48.325, -110.019 from the NWS TFX office, updated 10/27/2026, 11:31 PM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now38°Mostly Cloudy11%9 mph
  2. 4 AM36°Mostly Cloudy3%8 mph
  3. 5 AM35°Partly Cloudy1%7 mph
  4. 6 AM34°Mostly Sunny1%6 mph
  5. 7 AM33°Mostly Sunny1%5 mph
  6. 8 AM33°Patchy Fog0%5 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
20°38°55°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue49°33°39°28°45°26°47°27°46°32°44°30°47°30°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow38°Feels 32°11% Sky 80%9g16
  2.  4 AM36°Feels 30°3% Sky 60%8g15
  3.  5 AM35°Feels 29°1% Sky 38%7g13
  4.  6 AM34°Feels 29°1% Sky 35%6g12
  5.  7 AM33°Feels 29°1% Sky 38%5g10
  6.  8 AM33°Feels 29°0% Sky 43%5
  7.  9 AM34°Feels 30°1% Sky 40%5
  8.  10 AM39°Feels 36°1% Sky 51%5
  9.  11 AM42°Feels 39°1% Sky 48%5
  10.  12 PM43°Feels 40°1% Sky 35%5g10
  11.  1 PM46°Feels 43°1% Sky 25%6g12
  12.  2 PM48°Feels 45°1% Sky 18%6g13
  13.  3 PM48°Feels 45°1% Sky 12%7g14
  14.  4 PM49°Feels 46°1% Sky 27%7g13
  15.  5 PM47°Feels 44°1% Sky 26%6g12
  16.  6 PM45° 3% Sky 33%5
  17.  7 PM42°Feels 39°2% Sky 35%5g10
  18.  8 PM37°Feels 33°2% Sky 32%5g10
  19.  9 PM36°Feels 31°2% Sky 27%6
  20.  10 PM35°Feels 31°3% Sky 25%5
  21.  11 PM34°Feels 31°2% Sky 18%3g8
  22. Thu 10/2912 AM34°Feels 31°10% Sky 25%3
  23.  1 AM33°Feels 30°3% Sky 37%3
  24.  2 AM32°Feels 29°3% Sky 35%3
  25.  3 AM32°Feels 29°3% Sky 52%3
  26.  4 AM31° 3% Sky 58%2
  27.  5 AM31° 4% Sky 59%2
  28.  6 AM30°Feels 26°3% Sky 87%3
  29.  7 AM29°Feels 25°5% Sky 87%3
  30.  8 AM29°Feels 25°1% Sky 87%3
  31.  9 AM31°Feels 28°0% Sky 80%3g8
  32.  10 AM33°Feels 30°0% Sky 80%3g8
  33.  11 AM34°Feels 31°0% Sky 80%3g8
  34.  12 PM35°Feels 31°0% Sky 50%5g10
  35.  1 PM38°Feels 34°0% Sky 50%5g10
  36.  2 PM38°Feels 34°0% Sky 50%5g10
  37.  3 PM39°Feels 35°0% Sky 30%6g12
  38.  4 PM39°Feels 35°0% Sky 30%6g12
  39.  5 PM38°Feels 34°0% Sky 30%6g12
  40.  6 PM37°Feels 32°0% Sky 55%6
  41.  7 PM33°Feels 28°0% Sky 55%6
  42.  8 PM31°Feels 25°0% Sky 55%6
  43.  9 PM30°Feels 25°0% Sky 47%5
  44.  10 PM29°Feels 24°0% Sky 47%5
  45.  11 PM28°Feels 23°0% Sky 47%5
  46. Fri 10/3012 AM28°Feels 24°0% Sky 58%3
  47.  1 AM28°Feels 24°0% Sky 58%3
  48.  2 AM27°Feels 23°0% Sky 58%3
  49.  3 AM27°Feels 23°0% Sky 64%3
  50.  4 AM26°Feels 22°0% Sky 64%3
  51.  5 AM26°Feels 22°0% Sky 64%3
  52.  6 AM26°Feels 22°0% Sky 66%3
  53.  7 AM26°Feels 22°0% Sky 66%3
  54.  8 AM27°Feels 23°0% Sky 66%3
  55.  9 AM29°Feels 24°0% Sky 82%5
  56.  10 AM32°Feels 27°0% Sky 82%5
  57.  11 AM36°Feels 32°0% Sky 82%5
  58.  12 PM39°Feels 35°0% Sky 68%6g12
  59.  1 PM42°Feels 38°0% Sky 68%6g12
  60.  2 PM44°Feels 41°0% Sky 68%6g12
  61.  3 PM45° 0% Sky 60%5g10
  62.  4 PM44°Feels 41°0% Sky 60%5g10
  63.  5 PM43°Feels 40°0% Sky 60%5g10
  64.  6 PM41° 2% Sky 61%2
  65.  7 PM39° 2% Sky 61%2
  66.  8 PM37° 2% Sky 61%2
  67.  9 PM35° 2% Sky 56%0
  68.  10 PM34° 2% Sky 56%0
  69.  11 PM34° 2% Sky 56%0
  70. Sat 10/3112 AM33° 0% Sky 60%0
  71.  1 AM32° 0% Sky 60%0
  72.  2 AM31° 0% Sky 60%0
  73.  3 AM30° 0% Sky 45%0
  74.  4 AM29° 0% Sky 45%0
  75.  5 AM28° 0% Sky 45%0
  76.  6 AM27° 0% Sky 47%0
  77.  7 AM27° 0% Sky 47%0
  78.  8 AM28° 0% Sky 47%0
  79.  9 AM30° 0% Sky 63%1
  80.  10 AM34° 0% Sky 63%1
  81.  11 AM38° 0% Sky 63%1
  82.  12 PM41° 2% Sky 43%2g7
  83.  1 PM44° 2% Sky 43%2g7
  84.  2 PM46° 2% Sky 43%2g7
  85.  3 PM47° 2% Sky 39%1
  86.  4 PM47° 2% Sky 39%1
  87.  5 PM46° 2% Sky 39%1
  88.  6 PM44° 14% Sky 58%0
  89.  7 PM42° 14% Sky 58%0
  90.  8 PM40° 14% Sky 58%0
  91.  9 PM38° 14% Sky 58%0
  92.  10 PM37° 14% Sky 58%0
  93.  11 PM36° 14% Sky 58%0
  94. Sun 11/112 AM36° 23% Sky 80%0
  95.  1 AM35° 23% Sky 80%0
  96.  1 AM35° 23% Sky 80%0
  97.  2 AM34° 23% Sky 80%0
  98.  3 AM33° 23% Sky 80%0
  99.  4 AM32° 23% Sky 80%0
  100.  5 AM32° 45% Sky 74%0
  101.  6 AM32° 45% Sky 74%0
  102.  7 AM33° 45% Sky 74%0
  103.  8 AM34° 45% Sky 74%1
  104.  9 AM36° 45% Sky 74%1
  105.  10 AM39° 45% Sky 74%1
  106.  11 AM41° 50%0.01"Sky 73%3g8
  107.  12 PM43° 50%0.01"Sky 73%3g8
  108.  1 PM45° 50%0.01"Sky 73%3g8
  109.  2 PM46°Feels 43°50%0.01"Sky 73%6g13
  110.  3 PM46°Feels 43°50%0.01"Sky 73%6g13
  111.  4 PM45°Feels 42°50%0.01"Sky 73%6g13
  112.  5 PM43°Feels 40°42%0.01"Sky 79%5g10
  113.  6 PM41°Feels 38°42%0.01"Sky 79%5g10
  114.  7 PM39°Feels 36°42%0.01"Sky 79%5g10
  115.  8 PM37°Feels 33°42%0.01"Sky 79%5
  116.  9 PM36°Feels 32°42%0.01"Sky 79%5
  117.  10 PM36°Feels 32°42%0.01"Sky 79%5
  118.  11 PM36°Feels 32°22% Sky 63%5
  119. Mon 11/212 AM35°Feels 31°22% Sky 63%5
  120.  1 AM34°Feels 30°22% Sky 63%5
  121.  2 AM33°Feels 29°22% Sky 63%5g10
  122.  3 AM32°Feels 27°22% Sky 63%5g10
  123.  4 AM31°Feels 26°22% Sky 63%5g10
  124.  5 AM30°Feels 24°31% Sky 54%6g12
  125.  6 AM30°Feels 24°31% Sky 54%6g12
  126.  7 AM31°Feels 25°31% Sky 54%6g12
  127.  8 AM32°Feels 26°31% Sky 54%6g12
  128.  9 AM34°Feels 29°31% Sky 54%6g12
  129.  10 AM37°Feels 32°31% Sky 54%6g12
  130.  11 AM40°Feels 35°27%0.01"Sky 51%8g15
  131.  12 PM42°Feels 37°27%0.01"Sky 51%8g15
  132.  1 PM44°Feels 39°27%0.01"Sky 51%8g15
  133.  2 PM44°Feels 40°27%0.01"Sky 51%7g15
  134.  3 PM43°Feels 39°27%0.01"Sky 51%7g15
  135.  4 PM42°Feels 38°27%0.01"Sky 51%7g15
  136.  5 PM40°Feels 36°20% Sky 39%6
  137.  6 PM39°Feels 35°20% Sky 39%6
  138.  7 PM37°Feels 32°20% Sky 39%6
  139.  8 PM36°Feels 33°20% Sky 39%3
  140.  9 PM36°Feels 33°20% Sky 39%3
  141.  10 PM35°Feels 32°20% Sky 39%3
  142.  11 PM35°Feels 31°14% Sky 39%5
  143. Tue 11/312 AM34°Feels 30°14% Sky 39%5
  144.  1 AM33°Feels 29°14% Sky 39%5
  145.  2 AM32°Feels 27°14% Sky 39%5
  146.  3 AM31°Feels 26°14% Sky 39%5
  147.  4 AM30°Feels 25°14% Sky 39%5
  148.  5 AM30°Feels 25°12% Sky 43%5
  149.  6 AM30°Feels 25°12% Sky 43%5
  150.  7 AM31°Feels 26°12% Sky 43%5
  151.  8 AM33°Feels 30°12% Sky 43%3g8
  152.  9 AM36°Feels 33°12% Sky 43%3g8
  153.  10 AM40° 12% Sky 43%3g8
  154.  11 AM43°Feels 40°5% Sky 40%5g12
  155.  12 PM45° 5% Sky 40%5g12
  156.  1 PM47° 5% Sky 40%5g12

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 11:31 PM PT

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NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

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Nearby hazards

Montana hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Hill County, week of 10/20/2026

11% of the county is abnormally dry. No drought.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
8 AM
Sunset
6:07 PM
Daylight
10 hr 7 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 94% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:27 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:39 PM
Moonrise
7:11 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 59°, low 33°, precipitation 0.93 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Big Sandy, 13 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Box Elder, MT right now?
The latest observation from ROCKY BOY was 36°F, reported at 10/28/2026, 2:18 AM MDT.
What is the high temperature today in Box Elder, MT?
The National Weather Service forecast for wednesday calls for a high near 49°F. Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny.
Will it rain in Box Elder, MT in the next 24 hours?
The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Box Elder, MT today?
Sunrise is about 8:00 AM MDT and sunset is about 6:07 PM MDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Box Elder, MT?
At Big Sandy, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 59°F and the normal low is 33°F.

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