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Weather in Crane, Montana

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

Crane, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
36%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Crane, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
61°
8p
55°
9p
L 51°H 70°
Crane, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    68°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    17%
    60°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    10%
    47°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    12%
    62°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    10%
    74°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    10%
    66°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    74°48°
Crane, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · steady
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
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 10 · pk 34 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ene.
Crane, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.68 inHg
Now
937.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937945
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Crane, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Crane, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crane, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
3:12 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Crane, 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 →

Crane at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Crane

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.