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Weather in Ekalaka, Montana

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

Ekalaka, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
33%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Ekalaka, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
7p
63°
8p
57°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
68°
5p
66°
6p
L 43°H 68°
Ekalaka, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    71°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    25%
    59°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    56%
    43°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    39%
    59°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    69°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    16%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    72°46°
Ekalaka, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 44°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 16
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 16 · pk 42 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 24 mph with gusts pulsing to 39 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ekalaka, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
888.1
+1.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.23 inHg
Now
888.1
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 884896
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ekalaka, MT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Ekalaka, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
3:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ekalaka, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
3:05 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ekalaka, 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 →

Ekalaka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Ekalaka

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.