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Weather in Silver Star, Montana

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

Silver Star, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
41
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
48%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Silver Star, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
54°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
65°
6p
63°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
L 46°H 65°
Silver Star, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    21%
    51°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    22%
    50°29°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    54°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    35%
    55°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    63°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    24%
    74°48°
Silver Star, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
046° · veering 6°
Direction
NE
046°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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 9 · pk 23 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the ne.
Silver Star, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
860.6
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 25.41 inHg
Now
860.6
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+3.7
mb
24h
+4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 856861
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Silver Star, MT
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Silver Star, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Silver Star, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
3:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Silver Star, 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 →

Silver Star at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 Silver Star

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.