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Weather in Bear Dance, Montana

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

Bear Dance, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
41
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
36°
Humidity
85%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Bear Dance, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
11p
49°
12a
49°
19%
1a
48°
17%
2a
47°
28%
3a
47°
15%
4a
46°
14%
5a
44°
11%
6a
45°
7a
47°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
57°
2p
58°
3p
57°
4p
53°
10%
5p
53°
6p
53°
7p
52°
8p
50°
9p
49°
10p
L 44°H 58°
Bear Dance, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    57%
    47°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    76%
    49°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    54°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    41%
    57°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    34%
    55°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    64°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    35%
    69°51°
Bear Dance, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 86°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 16 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bear Dance, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
906.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 26.77 inHg
Now
906.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 903907
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bear Dance, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bear Dance, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bear Dance, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
3:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bear Dance, 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 →

Bear Dance at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Bear Dance

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.