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Weather in Hardy, Montana

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

Hardy, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
34°
Humidity
39%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Hardy, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
47°
13%
4a
46°
5a
44°
12%
6a
46°
10%
7a
49°
11%
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
57°
12p
59°
1p
60°
2p
60°
3p
61°
4p
60°
5p
60°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
53°
9p
L 44°H 61°
Hardy, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    55°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    44%
    42°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    49°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    12%
    63°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    40%
    49°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    29%
    67°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    40%
    72°47°
Hardy, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
258° · veering 23°
Direction
WSW
258°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 22 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the wsw.
Hardy, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
884.4
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.12 inHg
Now
884.4
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 883886
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hardy, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hardy, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
3:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hardy, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 AM
Moonset
3:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hardy, 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 →

Hardy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (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 Hardy

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.