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
Sun River, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast18%56°44°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle51%41°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle14%53°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%65°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle35%55°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast17%65°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%73°49°
Sun River, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sun River, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).