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Montana — air quality right now

Every monitor in one view · PM2.5 only · updated Oct 14, 8:43PM MDT

Right now

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4 µg/m³ Good

Median NowCast across reporting stations

Worst right now: Thompson Falls — 8 µg/m³ (Good)

21 of 22 stations reporting in the last 6 hours

Stations by air-quality category 21 reporting

Good: 21
Good · 21

Highest readings right now

Thompson Falls8 µg/m³Good
Columbia Falls7 µg/m³Good
Malta7 µg/m³Good
Bozeman EBAM6 µg/m³Good
Glendive EBAM6 µg/m³Good
All stations (22)
StationNowCastCategory48 h forecast peak
Thompson Falls8 µg/m³Good2 µg/m³
Columbia Falls7 µg/m³Good23 µg/m³
Malta7 µg/m³Good1 µg/m³
Bozeman EBAM6 µg/m³Good15 µg/m³
Glendive EBAM6 µg/m³Good1 µg/m³
Helena6 µg/m³Good12 µg/m³
Seeley Lake5 µg/m³Good6 µg/m³
Butte EBAM5 µg/m³Good6 µg/m³
Frenchtown4 µg/m³Good8 µg/m³
Billings4 µg/m³Good5 µg/m³
Dillon4 µg/m³Good3 µg/m³
Hamilton4 µg/m³Good7 µg/m³
Lewistown4 µg/m³Good1 µg/m³
Glasgow EBAM4 µg/m³Good2 µg/m³
Libby3 µg/m³Good11 µg/m³
Cut Bank3 µg/m³Good2 µg/m³
Choteau3 µg/m³Good1 µg/m³
Great Falls3 µg/m³Good4 µg/m³
Sleeping Giant1 µg/m³Good4 µg/m³
Missoula1 µg/m³Good27 µg/m³
Havre1 µg/m³Good3 µg/m³
West Yellowstone— no recent data—1 µg/m³

City forecast pages — Montana

Missoula · Billings · Great Falls · Kalispell · Bozeman · Helena · Hamilton · Butte

Wildfires across the state

State-wide

Agencies report 13 active incidents: 1 Not contained · 7 Mostly contained (70%+) · 5 Other.

Not contained1 fire
Nature Grove
1,422 acres · 0% contained · reported 2026-10-09 · MT
Not contained
Partially contained0 fires

No partially contained fires are reported in this state.

Mostly contained (70%+)7 fires
Sand Creek
35,520 acres · 83% contained · reported 2026-10-02 · MT
Mostly contained (70%+)
Bobcat Lakes
10,896 acres · 95% contained · reported 2026-10-01 · MT
Mostly contained (70%+)
Black Bear
2,126 acres · 80% contained · reported 2026-10-09 · MT
Mostly contained (70%+)
Deer Creek
1,099 acres · 100% contained · reported 2026-10-13 · MT
Mostly contained (70%+)
Tie Creek
167 acres · 100% contained · reported 2026-10-02 · MT
Mostly contained (70%+)
North Fork Lost Horse
118 acres · 70% contained · reported 2026-10-09 · MT
Mostly contained (70%+)
Twin Sisters
92 acres · 100% contained · reported 2026-10-08 · MT
Mostly contained (70%+)
Other status5 fires
Border
100 acres · reported 2026-10-07 · MT
Containment not reported
Buffalo 2
25 acres · reported 2026-10-09 · MT
Containment not reported
MT-LG02-000788
0 acres · reported 2026-10-14 · MT
Containment not reported
LG13 Kootenai Creek
0 acres · reported 2026-10-13 · MT
Containment not reported
MARCEAU
reported 2026-10-13 · MT
Containment not reported

Source: National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC); incident points and containment as reported by the responsible agencies.