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Weather in Rocky Point, Montana

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

Rocky Point, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
80%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Rocky Point, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
48°
13%
1a
48°
19%
2a
46°
23%
3a
44°
11%
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
53°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
58°
4p
56°
5p
56°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
52°
9p
L 43°H 59°
Rocky Point, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    54%
    46°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    65%
    50°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    56°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    28%
    61°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    32%
    56°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    68°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    36%
    72°50°
Rocky Point, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · backing 9°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the ssw.
Rocky Point, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
913.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.97 inHg
Now
913.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 911913
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rocky Point, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rocky Point, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
3:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rocky Point, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
3:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rocky Point, 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 →

Rocky Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 Rocky Point

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.