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Weather in Pinesdale, Montana

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

Pinesdale, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
38
°
Overcast
Feels like
30°
Humidity
58%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Pinesdale, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
12%
4a
41°
11%
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
46°
8a
47°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
54°
1p
56°
2p
57°
3p
57°
4p
58°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
54°
8p
51°
9p
L 41°H 58°
Pinesdale, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    49°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    42%
    48°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    54°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    62°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    68°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    15%
    76°47°
Pinesdale, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · backing 174°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 7
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 7 · pk 32 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 174° from the ssw.
Pinesdale, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
881.1
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 26.02 inHg
Now
881.1
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 878881
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pinesdale, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pinesdale, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
3:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pinesdale, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
3:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pinesdale, 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 →

Pinesdale 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 Pinesdale

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.