Weather in Sidney, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sidney, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
37%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Sidney, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
66°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
68°
4p
70°
5p
65°
6p
65°
7p
60°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
Sidney, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy11%67°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle23%59°46°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle12%46°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%62°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle12%74°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle12%65°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%75°48°
Sidney, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sidney, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
092° · veering 69°
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
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
Sidney, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sidney, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sidney, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 3:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sidney, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Sidney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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).