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
Crane, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—68°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain17%60°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow10%47°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%62°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle10%74°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle10%66°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%74°48°
Crane, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Crane, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).