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Weather in Saltese, Montana

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

Saltese, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
36
°
Clear
Feels like
31°
Humidity
84%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
9:13 PM
Saltese, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
10p
45°
25%
11p
43°
30%
12a
43°
30%
1a
42°
25%
2a
43°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
43°
8a
44°
9a
45°
10a
47°
11a
48°
12p
49°
1p
51°
2p
51°
3p
50°
4p
51°
5p
50°
6p
49°
7p
44°
8p
42°
10%
9p
L 39°H 51°
Saltese, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    69%
    43°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    37%
    51°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    52°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    20%
    57°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    21%
    59°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    69°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    72°44°
Saltese, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · backing 141°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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 6 · pk 24 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 141° from the wnw.
Saltese, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
898.7
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 26.54 inHg
Now
898.7
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 897900
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Saltese, MT
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Saltese, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
9:13 PM
Civil dusk
3:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Saltese, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 PM
Moonset
4:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Saltese, 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 →

Saltese at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 28°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Saltese

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.