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Weather in Lakeview, Montana

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

Lakeview, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
34
°
Overcast
Feels like
26°
Humidity
75%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Lakeview, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
38°
4a
34°
5a
34°
6a
36°
7a
42°
8a
45°
9a
48°
10a
52°
11a
54°
12p
58°
1p
58°
2p
60°
3p
58°
4p
59°
5p
59°
6p
59°
7p
55°
8p
50°
9p
L 34°H 60°
Lakeview, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    40%
    53°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    43°28°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    43°26°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    52°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    26%
    49°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    59°30°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    34%
    63°40°
Lakeview, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
320° · veering 25°
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
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 12 · pk 33 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 25° from the nw.
Lakeview, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
789.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 23.30 inHg
Now
789.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 787793
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lakeview, MT
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lakeview, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
3:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lakeview, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 AM
Moonset
3:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lakeview, 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 →

Lakeview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 33°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 Lakeview

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.