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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
L 47°H 71°
Busby, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    71°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    57°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    59%
    49°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    17%
    64°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    22%
    64°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    20%
    74°47°
Busby, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 32 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 123° from the nnw.
Busby, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
886.9
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 26.19 inHg
Now
886.9
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 886893
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Busby

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.