Montana Climate Office

09/24/2026

New Station Alert: Mildred SW

The Mildred SW station is now live! This is the 3rd HydroMet station located in Prairie County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions through our Linktree.

09/24/2026

New Station Alert: Little Sheep Mtn

The Little Sheep Mtn station is now live! This is the second HydroMet station located in Prairie County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions through our Linktree.

09/24/2026

New Station Alert: Broadus SE

The Broadus SE station is now live! This HydroMet station is located in Powder River County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions through our Linktree.

09/22/2026

New Station Alert: Powderville S

The Powderville S station is now live! This HydroMet station is located in Powder River County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions at our MCO webpage!

09/22/2026

New Station Alert: Chalk Butte

The Chalk Butte station is now live! This HydroMet station is located in Carter County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here: https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/acechalk/

09/22/2026

New Station Alert: Albion SE

The Albion SE station is now live! This HydroMet station is located in southeast Carter County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here:
https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/acealbio/

09/11/2026

Our colleague Dr. Zach Hoylman co-authored a new report for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Improving Future of U.S. Drought Assessment. Read the report online here:

Read chapter Front Matter: Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the U.S. Southwest has been weathering the nation's first multidecadal megadro...

09/11/2026

The climate is in flux, and UM’s assistant state climatologist, Zachary Hoylman, helped author a new report examining the future of drought assessment in the United States!

“This isn't just a science problem,” Hoylman said. “Drought has become an economic and societal issue that affects agriculture, water resources, ecosystems and communities across the country. As our climate changes, our methods for assessing drought need to evolve as well.”

Read on: bit.ly/UMzachClim

08/18/2026

The Richey SW station is now live! This HydroMet station is in Dawson County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here: https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/aceriche/

08/18/2026

The Elmdale S station is now live! This HydroMet station is located in Richland County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here: https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/aceelmda/