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Weather in Argenta, Montana

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

Argenta, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
32
°
Overcast
Feels like
23°
Humidity
50%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Argenta, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
47°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
39°
4a
39°
5a
37°
6a
39°
7a
43°
8a
45°
9a
48°
10a
50°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
56°
2p
57°
3p
58°
4p
58°
5p
58°
6p
56°
7p
52°
8p
48°
9p
L 37°H 58°
Argenta, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    48°31°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    18%
    42°23°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    44°21°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    56°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    53°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    22%
    61°32°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    68°43°
Argenta, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · veering 98°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 10 · pk 28 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 98° from the nw.
Argenta, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
810.0
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 23.92 inHg
Now
810.0
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 807810
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Argenta, MT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Argenta, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
3:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Argenta, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 PM
Moonset
3:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Argenta, 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 →

Argenta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 34°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).

ZIP codes in Argenta

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.