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Weather in Frenchtown, Montana

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

Frenchtown, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
40
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
33°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Frenchtown, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
18%
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
47°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
51°
11a
54°
12p
56°
1p
57°
2p
58°
3p
56°
4p
58°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
52°
9p
L 43°H 58°
Frenchtown, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    49°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    48%
    52°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    57°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    20%
    64°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    72°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    77°45°
Frenchtown, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
343° · backing 6°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the nnw.
Frenchtown, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
910.8
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 26.90 inHg
Now
910.8
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909911
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Frenchtown, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Frenchtown, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
3:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Frenchtown, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 AM
Moonset
3:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Frenchtown, 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 →

Frenchtown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Frenchtown

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.