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Weather in Homestead, Montana

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

Homestead, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
33%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Homestead, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
64°
14%
8p
61°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
65°
11a
65°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
65°
4p
64°
14%
5p
63°
20%
6p
L 47°H 67°
Homestead, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    15%
    64°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    53%
    54°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    44°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    19%
    72°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    19%
    68°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    74°48°
Homestead, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
105° · backing 93°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 9
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 9 · pk 37 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 93° from the ese.
Homestead, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
939.2
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.73 inHg
Now
939.2
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936943
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Homestead, MT
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Homestead, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
3:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Homestead, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
3:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Homestead, 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 →

Homestead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 61°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Homestead

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.