Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Alberton, Montana

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alberton, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
46%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Alberton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
7p
56°
8p
53°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
46°
1a
45°
11%
2a
44°
15%
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
46°
8a
49°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
57°
2p
59°
3p
58°
4p
58°
5p
58°
6p
L 42°H 59°
Alberton, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    52%
    50°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    37%
    54°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    62°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    63°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    32%
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    70°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    15%
    76°45°
Alberton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · backing 59°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 24 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 59° from the w.
Alberton, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
911.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 26.90 inHg
Now
911.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 908911
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alberton, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Alberton, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
3:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alberton, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
3:53 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Alberton, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alberton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Alberton

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.