Weather in Lodge Pole, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lodge Pole, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
43
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Lodge Pole, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
47°
14%
8a
51°
9a
54°
10a
56°
11a
57°
12p
57°
1p
60°
2p
61°
3p
61°
4p
61°
5p
60°
6p
58°
7p
54°
8p
50°
9p
Lodge Pole, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle67%52°40°
- SundayMay 17Snow76%41°33°
- MondayMay 18Snow18%48°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—62°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle46%59°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast21%63°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%68°48°
Lodge Pole, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lodge Pole, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · backing 87°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lodge Pole, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lodge Pole, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lodge Pole, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:29 AM
- Moonset
- 3:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lodge Pole, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Lodge Pole at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (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).