Weather in Craig, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craig, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
34°
Humidity
47%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Craig, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
47°
12%
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
47°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
58°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
62°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
Craig, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle18%55°43°
- SundayMay 17Snow43%42°36°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%53°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%65°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle42%51°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast30%69°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast40%74°48°
Craig, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Craig, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 71°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Craig, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Craig, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
3:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Craig, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:49 AM
- Moonset
- 3:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Craig, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Craig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (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).