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Weather in Kicking Horse, Montana

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

Kicking Horse, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
34°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Kicking Horse, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
49°
11%
1a
49°
16%
2a
49°
25%
3a
48°
12%
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
49°
8a
49°
9a
49°
10a
52°
11a
54°
12p
57°
1p
57°
2p
58°
3p
58°
4p
58°
5p
56°
6p
55°
7p
54°
8p
52°
9p
L 45°H 58°
Kicking Horse, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    61%
    48°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    58%
    49°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    57°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    21%
    60°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    59°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    68°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    35%
    74°48°
Kicking Horse, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · veering 19°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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 4 · pk 16 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kicking Horse, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
909.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 26.86 inHg
Now
909.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 907910
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kicking Horse, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kicking Horse, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
3:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kicking Horse, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 AM
Moonset
3:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kicking Horse, 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 →

Kicking Horse at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Kicking Horse

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.