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Weather in Maxville, Montana

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

Maxville, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
35
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
29°
Humidity
49%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Maxville, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
10p
46°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
41°
11%
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
47°
9a
48°
10a
50°
11a
52°
12p
53°
1p
54°
2p
55°
3p
55°
4p
55°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
52°
8p
48°
9p
L 38°H 55°
Maxville, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    35%
    48°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    47%
    44°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    52°28°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    59°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    42%
    55°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    64°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    70°43°
Maxville, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · backing 152°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 19 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 152° from the wsw.
Maxville, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
854.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.22 inHg
Now
854.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 851855
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maxville, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Maxville, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
3:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maxville, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
3:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Maxville, 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 →

Maxville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 30°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Maxville

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.