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Weather in Pony, Montana

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

Pony, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
36
°
Overcast
Feels like
27°
Humidity
55%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Pony, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
50°
9a
51°
10a
54°
11a
56°
12p
58°
1p
60°
2p
61°
3p
62°
4p
61°
5p
60°
6p
60°
7p
54°
8p
50°
9p
L 42°H 62°
Pony, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    52%
    47°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    26%
    46°30°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    21%
    50°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    60°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    41%
    50°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    31%
    61°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    30%
    70°44°
Pony, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · veering 136°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 136° from the nw.
Pony, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
833.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 24.60 inHg
Now
833.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 831833
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pony, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pony, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pony, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 AM
Moonset
3:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pony, 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 →

Pony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 30°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 Pony

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.