Weather in Brandon, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brandon, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
38
°
Overcast
Feels like
26°
Humidity
44%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Brandon, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
8p
56°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
40°
6a
42°
7a
44°
8a
47°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
54°
12p
57°
1p
59°
2p
60°
3p
61°
4p
60°
5p
60°
6p
59°
7p
Brandon, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast22%50°34°
- SundayMay 17Snow14%43°24°
- MondayMay 18Overcast14%49°26°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—58°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow Shwrs24%50°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast20%59°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%69°46°
Brandon, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Brandon, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
320° · veering 140°
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Brandon, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Brandon, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brandon, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Brandon, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Brandon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (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).