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Weather in Rudyard, Montana

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

Rudyard, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:59 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Rudyard, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
8p
55°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
61°
4p
62°
5p
57°
6p
57°
7p
L 47°H 62°
Rudyard, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    39%
    57°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    36%
    43°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    55°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    38%
    61°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    64°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    72°50°
Rudyard, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
009° · veering 81°
Direction
N
009°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 12 · pk 24 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the n.
Rudyard, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
901.4
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 26.62 inHg
Now
901.4
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 901905
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rudyard, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.5 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Rudyard, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:03 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
3:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rudyard, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 AM
Moonset
3:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rudyard, 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 →

Rudyard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Rudyard

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.