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Weather in South Hills, Montana

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

South Hills, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
36
°
Overcast
Feels like
30°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
South Hills, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
10p
46°
11p
46°
12a
43°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
45°
8a
47°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
57°
2p
57°
3p
57°
4p
56°
5p
56°
6p
55°
7p
52°
8p
49°
9p
L 41°H 57°
South Hills, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    40%
    46°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    30%
    39°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    52°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    42%
    56°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    22%
    63°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    35%
    72°44°
South Hills, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · backing 35°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 35° from the wsw.
South Hills, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
850.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 25.11 inHg
Now
850.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 848851
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Hills, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
South Hills, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
3:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Hills, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
3:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
South Hills, 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 →

South Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 29°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 South Hills

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.