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Weather in Cardwell, Montana

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

Cardwell, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:21 AM
37
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
29°
Humidity
53%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Cardwell, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
54°
9p
50°
10p
L 45°H 65°
Cardwell, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    34%
    52°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    49°30°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    55°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    64°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    36%
    55°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    65°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    75°46°
Cardwell, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · backing 133°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
avg 5 · pk 18 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 133° from the wnw.
Cardwell, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
867.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.61 inHg
Now
867.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 865868
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cardwell, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cardwell, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cardwell, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
3:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cardwell, 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 →

Cardwell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 29°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Cardwell

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.