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Weather in Dutton, Montana

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

Dutton, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
35°
Humidity
38%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Dutton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
45°
13%
6a
46°
7a
49°
8a
53°
9a
54°
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
63°
5p
61°
6p
59°
7p
L 45°H 63°
Dutton, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    55°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    36%
    40°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    55°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    64°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    42%
    54°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    34%
    65°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    72°49°
Dutton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 40°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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 11 · pk 30 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Dutton, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
883.6
-1.6 mb in 3h · steady · 26.09 inHg
Now
883.6
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 883885
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dutton, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Dutton, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
3:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dutton, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
3:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dutton, 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 →

Dutton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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 Dutton

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.