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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
L 37°H 53°
Philipsburg, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    37%
    44°31°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    51%
    41°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    53°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    57°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    43%
    52°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    62°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    68°41°
Philipsburg, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 23 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Philipsburg, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
839.0
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 24.78 inHg
Now
839.0
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 836839
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Philipsburg

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.