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Weather in Sun River, Montana

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

Sun River, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
35°
Humidity
67%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Sun River, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
45°
12%
6a
46°
7a
50°
14%
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
63°
3p
63°
4p
62°
5p
62°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
L 43°H 63°
Sun River, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    56°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    51%
    41°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    53°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    14%
    65°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    55°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    65°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    73°49°
Sun River, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
352° · veering 52°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sun River, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
894.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 26.42 inHg
Now
894.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 892895
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sun River, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sun River, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
3:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sun River, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
3:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sun River, 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 →

Sun River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Sun River

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.