Three Forks climate

Three Forks Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Trident, 8.5 km from Three Forks

Average highs run from 32°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.40 in over about 5 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Three Forks, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.40 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
60°FJan 24, 1953
Record low
-46°FJan 26, 1957
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 44 min to 9 h 42 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 132°F14°F53°F 1964-42°F 194215%10%
Jan 232°F15°F53°F 1963-33°F 196815%10%
Jan 332°F15°F50°F 2021-30°F 194915%10%
Jan 433°F15°F55°F 1984-38°F 194215%10%
Jan 533°F15°F56°F 2012-40°F 194215%10%
Jan 633°F15°F51°F 1954-36°F 197915%10%
Jan 733°F15°F56°F 2002-35°F 194215%10%
Jan 833°F15°F50°F 2009-37°F 196215%10%
Jan 933°F15°F53°F 2007-42°F 196215%10%
Jan 1033°F15°F50°F 1990-41°F 196215%10%
Jan 1133°F15°F55°F 1953-34°F 197415%9%
Jan 1233°F15°F57°F 2026-33°F 196315%9%
Jan 1333°F15°F54°F 2026-45°F 202415%9%
Jan 1433°F16°F54°F 2026-35°F 202415%9%
Jan 1533°F16°F55°F 1974-34°F 194715%9%
Jan 1634°F16°F56°F 1974-31°F 195715%9%
Jan 1734°F16°F53°F 1961-29°F 194315%8%
Jan 1834°F16°F54°F 1989-42°F 196315%8%
Jan 1934°F16°F59°F 2005-43°F 196315%8%
Jan 2034°F16°F51°F 1950-42°F 194915%8%
Jan 2134°F16°F52°F 1950-45°F 196215%8%
Jan 2234°F16°F52°F 1981-42°F 196215%8%
Jan 2334°F16°F54°F 2005-43°F 196915%8%
Jan 2434°F16°F60°F 1953-44°F 196915%7%
Jan 2534°F16°F52°F 1953-43°F 194915%7%
Jan 2634°F16°F51°F 2015-46°F 195715%7%
Jan 2734°F16°F54°F 1983-39°F 195715%7%
Jan 2834°F16°F53°F 1967-38°F 195115%7%
Jan 2934°F16°F52°F 2012-40°F 195115%7%
Jan 3034°F16°F57°F 1971-37°F 195115%7%
Jan 3134°F16°F58°F 1953-34°F 197915%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Three Forks, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:31 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00248363 (Trident), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024132, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.