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Weather in Superior, Montana

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

Superior, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
35°
Humidity
64%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
9:10 PM
Superior, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
11p
47°
12a
47°
16%
1a
46°
14%
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
50°
9a
51°
10a
53°
11a
54°
12p
55°
1p
57°
2p
59°
3p
59°
4p
59°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
52°
9p
50°
10p
L 44°H 59°
Superior, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    49°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    58%
    52°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    59°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    63°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    32%
    62°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    71°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    77°48°
Superior, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
101° · backing 23°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Superior, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
921.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.21 inHg
Now
921.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 919922
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Superior, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Superior, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
9:10 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Superior, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 AM
Moonset
3:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Superior, 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 →

Superior at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (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 Superior

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.