Weather in Sleeping Buffalo, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
47
°
Rain
Feels like
42°
Humidity
86%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
54°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
64°
4p
59°
5p
61°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
53°
9p
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain87%62°35°
- SundayMay 17Rain90%48°39°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%49°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—66°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle20%69°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%74°51°
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
350° · backing 104°
Direction
N
350°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
3:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 3:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sleeping Buffalo, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Sleeping Buffalo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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).