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Weather in Jackson, Montana

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

Jackson, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
28
°
Clear
Feels like
19°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Jackson, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
9p
45°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
39°
1a
38°
2a
36°
3a
35°
4a
34°
5a
34°
6a
35°
7a
38°
8a
40°
9a
44°
10a
47°
11a
49°
12p
51°
1p
52°
2p
54°
3p
54°
4p
54°
5p
53°
6p
51°
7p
48°
8p
L 34°H 54°
Jackson, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    26%
    40°27°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    30%
    39°22°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    46°23°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    54°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    26%
    49°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    60°30°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    65°38°
Jackson, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
346° · veering 31°
Direction
NNW
346°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the nnw.
Jackson, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
799.6
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 23.61 inHg
Now
799.6
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 796800
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Jackson, MT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jackson, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
3:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jackson, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 PM
Moonset
3:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jackson, 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 →

Jackson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 38°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 Jackson

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.