Weather in The Silos, Montana
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The Silos, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
45%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
The Silos, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
51°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
The Silos, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast48%50°40°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle14%48°35°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—55°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast10%65°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle41%55°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast23%65°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast36%75°48°
The Silos, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
The Silos, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
351° · veering 22°
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 14
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
The Silos, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
The Silos, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
The Silos, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 3:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
The Silos, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
The Silos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (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).