Weather in Carter, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carter, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
31%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Carter, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
64°
5p
65°
6p
62°
7p
61°
8p
59°
9p
Carter, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle23%58°44°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow38%41°37°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—53°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle38%57°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle31%67°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%74°49°
Carter, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Carter, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
300° · backing 9°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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
Carter, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Carter, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
3:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carter, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:41 AM
- Moonset
- 3:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Carter, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Carter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (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).