Weather in Busby, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Busby, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
25%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Busby, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
7p
66°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
Busby, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast13%71°39°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%57°42°
- MondayMay 18Snow59%49°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%64°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain22%64°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle22%65°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle20%74°47°
Busby, MT
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Busby, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
346° · veering 123°
Direction
NNW
346°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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
Busby, MT
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Busby, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
3:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Busby, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:36 AM
- Moonset
- 3:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Busby, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Busby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- 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).