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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
L 46°H 61°
Lodge Pole, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    67%
    52°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    76%
    41°33°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    18%
    48°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    62°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    46%
    59°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    63°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    32%
    68°48°
Lodge Pole, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lodge Pole, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
887.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 26.22 inHg
Now
887.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 887891
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Lodge Pole

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.