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Weather in Lockwood, Montana

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

Lockwood, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
49%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Lockwood, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
7p
69°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
68°
6p
L 48°H 73°
Lockwood, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    70°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    56°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    15%
    54°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    29%
    57°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    29%
    67°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    75°46°
Lockwood, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
003° · backing 105°
Direction
N
003°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 29 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lockwood, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
898.4
-2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.53 inHg
Now
898.4
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 898903
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lockwood, MT
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Lockwood, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
3:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lockwood, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 AM
Moonset
3:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lockwood, 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 →

Lockwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Lockwood

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.