Basin, MT Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (59631)
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This Date in Weather History
1960 - Hurricane Donna struck the Florida Keys, with winds gusting to 180 mph and a thirteen foot storm surge. The hurricane then moved north along the eastern coast of Florida and inundated Naples before moving out to sea. Hurricane Donna claimed fifty lives, injured 1800 others, and caused more than 300 million dollars damage. The Marathon/Tavernier area was almost completely destroyed, and in the Citrus Belt, most of the avacado crop was blown from the trees. Hurricane Donna wreaked havoc from Florida to Maine, with wind gusts to 100 mph along much of the coast. Hurricane Donna produced wind gusts to 121 mph at Charleston SC on the 11th, and wind gusts to 138 mph at Blue Hill Observatory MA on the 12th. The hurricane finally died over Maine two days later, producing more than five inches of rain over the state.
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Basin 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday Sep 15
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday Sep 16
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:02 AM
Sunset 7:52 PM
Last Light 8:22 PM
Moonset 10:37 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
109 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
30 at 5 Miles East Of Davis, WV
Weather Folklore
When ropes are tight it's going to rain; When weather's fair, they're slack again.
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About Basin, Montana
Basin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It lies approximately 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the Continental Divide in a high narrow canyon along Interstate 15 about halfway between Butte and Helena. Basin Creek flows roughly north to south through Basin and enters the Boulder River on the settlement's south side. The population was 212 at the 2010 census, down from 255 at the 2000 census.
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of human habitation from 10,000 years ago at a site near Clancy, 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Basin. From about 2000 BCE through the mid-19th century, nomadic tribes hunted bison in the grassy valleys that trend east, away from the Rocky Mountains and into the plains. By the time miners found gold in the streams in and near Basin, most of these tribes of Indians had been forced onto reservations by the U.S. government.
Basin rests above the Boulder Batholith, the host rock for many valuable mineral ores found in this part of Montana. After the town became a hub of gold and silver mining, Basin's population peaked at about 1,500 in the first decade of the 20th century but gradually declined as the mines were depleted. Abandoned mining equipment, closed or barricaded mine portals, and the ruins of a smelter and ore concentrator remain in Basin in the 21st century.
Historic buildings from Basin's heyday form much of the core of the CDP's small business district, which includes a fire station, a post office, two restaurants, a bar, a commercial gallery, and small specialty shops. Basin has a small elementary school, its own water system, and a low-power radio station. Local volunteers and elected trustees provide limited services to the settlement, but it relies on the government of Jefferson County for law enforcement and other services. From 1993 through 2011, Basin was home to the Montana Artists Refuge.
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