Weather in Bigfork, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bigfork, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
41
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
87%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Bigfork, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
50°
12a
49°
16%
1a
49°
18%
2a
47°
16%
3a
46°
11%
4a
45°
12%
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
47°
8a
49°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
54°
12p
56°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
58°
4p
55°
11%
5p
54°
6p
54°
7p
52°
8p
Bigfork, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Snow47%48°39°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow68%50°35°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle—55°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs46%60°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle42%59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast23%68°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast38%73°47°
Bigfork, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bigfork, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
045° · backing 169°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bigfork, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bigfork, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
3:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bigfork, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 3:57 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bigfork, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Bigfork at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (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).