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
Ekalaka, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle—71°41°
- SundayMay 17Overcast25%59°42°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow56%43°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast39%59°28°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle11%69°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle16%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast16%72°46°
Ekalaka, MT
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ekalaka, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).