Monthly outlook for Big Sky, MT: average high 49°, average low 29.8°. That is 3.5° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 1.5 inches), against a normal of 6 days and 1.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 21 October (61.2°), the coolest 24 October (12.2°).
49°/29.8°
Average high / low
+3.5°
Above normal
3 / 6
Wet days / normal
1.5 in
Precipitation this month
Ten-day blocks vs climate normal
Period
Forecast high
Normal
Difference
20 October – 29 October
49.3°
44.6°
+2.6°
30 October – 8 November
48.5°
39°
+5.3°
9 November – 18 November
at normal
35.3°
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October records over 66 years
75.6°3 October 2010All-time high
-18.6°29 October 1971All-time low
Wed, 2161° / 31°0.02
61 °
Big Sky, Wednesday, 21 October
Light rain. High 61°, low 31°.
Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind6.4 mph S
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point37°
Thu, 2255° / 38°0
55 °
Big Sky, Thursday, 22 October
Light rain. High 55°, low 38°.
Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind5.7 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°
Fri, 2342° / 28°1.24
42 °
Big Sky, Friday, 23 October
Snow. High 42°, low 28°.
Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind2.1 mph W
Humidity97%
Visibility1.7 mi
Dew point39°
Sat, 2440° / 12°0.11
40 °
Big Sky, Saturday, 24 October
Snow. High 40°, low 12°.
Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind4.1 mph N
Humidity81%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Sun, 2545° / 23°0
45 °
Big Sky, Sunday, 25 October
Clear. High 45°, low 23°.
Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind3.1 mph SE
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Mon, 2644° / 27°0
44 °
Big Sky, Monday, 26 October
Clear. High 44°, low 27°.
Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind4.8 mph NW
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Tue, 2744° / 23°0
44 °
Big Sky, Tuesday, 27 October
Mostly clear. High 44°, low 23°.
Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind4.3 mph SE
Humidity35%
Visibility—
Dew point12°
Wed, 2852° / 30°0
52 °
Big Sky, Wednesday, 28 October
Clear. High 52°, low 30°.
Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind4.3 mph SE
Humidity24%
Visibility—
Dew point11°
Thu, 2950° / 33°0
50 °
Big Sky, Thursday, 29 October
Mostly clear. High 50°, low 33°.
Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind3.6 mph SE
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point24°
Fri, 3048° / 32°0
48 °
Big Sky, Friday, 30 October
Mostly clear. High 48°, low 32°.
Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind5 mph S
Humidity62%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Sat, 3146° / 34°0.01
46 °
Big Sky, Saturday, 31 October
Light rain. High 46°, low 34°.
Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind5.3 mph SE
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Sun, 0143° / 32°0.08
43 °
Big Sky, Sunday, 1 November
Snow. High 43°, low 32°.
Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind6.8 mph SW
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Mon, 0249° / 32°0
49 °
Big Sky, Monday, 2 November
Overcast. High 49°, low 32°.
Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind4.5 mph S
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point22°
Tue, 0355° / 35°0
55 °
Big Sky, Tuesday, 3 November
Overcast. High 55°, low 35°.
Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind5.9 mph SE
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Wed, 0451° / 38°0
51 °
Big Sky, Wednesday, 4 November
Overcast. High 51°, low 38°.
Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind6.1 mph SE
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Thu, 0539° / 22°0.09
39 °
Big Sky, Thursday, 5 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high39°
Average low22°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high57° (1987)
Record low-15° (2003)
Fri, 0638° / 21°0.07
38 °
Big Sky, Friday, 6 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high38°
Average low21°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation40%
Record high56° (2010)
Record low-5° (2003)
Sat, 0738° / 20°0.08
38 °
Big Sky, Saturday, 7 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high38°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high56° (1999)
Record low-3° (1990)
Sun, 0837° / 19°0.1
37 °
Big Sky, Sunday, 8 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high37°
Average low19°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high57° (2016)
Record low-6° (1994)
Mon, 0937° / 18°0.07
37 °
Big Sky, Monday, 9 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high37°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high58° (2016)
Record low-6° (2020)
Tue, 1036° / 18°0.05
36 °
Big Sky, Tuesday, 10 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high36°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high56° (2016)
Record low-23° (1986)
Wed, 1135° / 16°0.06
35 °
Big Sky, Wednesday, 11 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high35°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high58° (2016)
Record low-13° (2000)
Thu, 1237° / 18°0.08
37 °
Big Sky, Thursday, 12 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high37°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high57° (1999)
Record low-14° (2000)
Fri, 1336° / 19°0.07
36 °
Big Sky, Friday, 13 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high36°
Average low19°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high56° (1999)
Record low-14° (2014)
Sat, 1435° / 17°0.09
35 °
Big Sky, Saturday, 14 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high35°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high58° (1999)
Record low-9° (1978)
Sun, 1535° / 16°0.04
35 °
Big Sky, Sunday, 15 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high35°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high58° (1999)
Record low-12° (2014)
Mon, 1635° / 18°0.07
35 °
Big Sky, Monday, 16 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high35°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high52° (1999)
Record low-13° (2014)
Tue, 1734° / 17°0.06
34 °
Big Sky, Tuesday, 17 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high34°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high53° (1999)
Record low-7° (2014)
Wed, 1833° / 16°0.08
33 °
Big Sky, Wednesday, 18 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high33°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high49° (2008)
Record low-8° (1969)
About the monthly outlook
How accurate is a 30-day forecast?
The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Big Sky, MT are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.
What does "above normal" mean?
We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.
Where do the 66-year records come from?
They are real temperature extremes recorded in Big Sky, MT since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.
How often is it updated?
The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.