Weather in Philipsburg, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Philipsburg, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
38
°
Overcast
Feels like
28°
Humidity
42%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Philipsburg, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
7p
50°
8p
48°
9p
46°
10p
43°
11p
42°
10%
12a
40°
1a
39°
10%
2a
39°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
37°
10%
6a
38°
7a
42°
8a
43°
9a
46°
10a
47°
11a
48°
12p
50°
1p
52°
2p
53°
3p
53°
4p
52°
5p
52°
6p
Philipsburg, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow37%44°31°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow51%41°31°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—53°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—57°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow Shwrs43%52°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%62°33°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%68°41°
Philipsburg, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Philipsburg, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
298° · steady
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Philipsburg, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Philipsburg, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
3:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Philipsburg, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Philipsburg, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Philipsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (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).