Weather in Racetrack, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Racetrack, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
34
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
27°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Racetrack, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
54°
12p
56°
1p
56°
2p
58°
3p
58°
4p
57°
5p
58°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
50°
9p
47°
10p
Racetrack, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow50%46°34°
- SundayMay 17Snow45%45°31°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—51°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast10%61°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow Shwrs44%53°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast33%63°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast31%70°45°
Racetrack, MT
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Racetrack, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
039° · veering 11°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Racetrack, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Racetrack, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
3:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Racetrack, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 3:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Racetrack, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Racetrack at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 31°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).