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Weather in Denton, Montana

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

Denton, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Denton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
50°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
49°
7a
51°
8a
54°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
63°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
64°
6p
61°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
L 46°H 64°
Denton, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    53%
    51°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    37%
    41°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    50°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    41%
    54°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    62°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    42%
    69°47°
Denton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 24°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
36
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 36 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Denton, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
885.9
-1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 26.16 inHg
Now
885.9
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 885888
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Denton, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Denton, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Denton, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 AM
Moonset
3:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Denton, 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 →

Denton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Denton

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.