Scored for a fit adult horse in regular work; a fat pony or a senior minds the heat sooner.
Next 24 hours
12:00 AM
55°F
100
3:00 AM
46°F
100
6:00 AM
43°F
100
9:00 AM
40°F
100
12:00 PM
41°F
100
3:00 PM
44°F
100
6:00 PM
51°F
100
9:00 PM
53°F
100
Weather data: MET Norway · updated 12:16 AM · refreshes every 15 minutes
Riding around Bozeman
Bozeman has dry air and real winters: horses grow a good coat and cope with cold far better than with mud, but frozen ground and wind need shelter, and a clipped horse in work needs a blanket. Summer sun is strong at altitude; fly masks with UV protection earn their keep.
How the score works
We start at 100 and take points off for humid heat (the heat index: air °F plus humidity %, trouble above 150, no work above 180), bitter cold, rain and the wet or frozen footing it leaves, wind and strong UV. A horse copes with cold far better than with humid heat; the score is for a fit adult in work. If your horse is blowing hard or not sweating in the heat, stop, hose and call your vet.
