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Weather in Starr School, Montana

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

Starr School, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
39
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
28°
Humidity
54%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Starr School, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
8p
45°
9p
43°
10p
43°
11p
43°
12a
42°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
39°
11%
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
41°
8a
43°
9a
44°
10a
46°
11a
48°
12p
50°
1p
51°
2p
51°
3p
52°
4p
51°
5p
49°
6p
48°
7p
L 38°H 52°
Starr School, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    47°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    58%
    38°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    19%
    50°28°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    22%
    56°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    58%
    51°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    30%
    61°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    37%
    67°46°
Starr School, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 46°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 16
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 16 · pk 37 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Starr School, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
852.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 25.18 inHg
Now
852.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 850854
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Starr School, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Starr School, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Starr School, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
3:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Starr School, 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 →

Starr School at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (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 Starr School

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.