Weather in Alder, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alder, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
39
°
Overcast
Feels like
28°
Humidity
50%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Alder, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
47°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
48°
8a
50°
9a
53°
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
61°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
63°
7p
58°
8p
53°
9p
Alder, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle31%55°38°
- SundayMay 17Snow13%46°28°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—51°30°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—60°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow Shwrs30%54°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast30%62°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%71°47°
Alder, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alder, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 179°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alder, MT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alder, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alder, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alder, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Alder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (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).