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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
L 50°H 66°
Carter, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    58°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    38%
    41°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    53°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    38%
    57°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    67°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    74°49°
Carter, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 10 · pk 30 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Carter, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
904.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 26.71 inHg
Now
904.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 903906
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Carter

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.