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Weather in Vida, Montana

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

Vida, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
33%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Vida, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
65°
6p
61°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
50°
10p
L 49°H 67°
Vida, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    65°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    27%
    56°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    15%
    44°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    71°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    68°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    73°50°
Vida, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 45°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 12
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 12 · pk 38 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Vida, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
922.2
+1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.23 inHg
Now
922.2
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 920928
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vida, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Vida, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
3:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vida, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 AM
Moonset
3:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Vida, 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 →

Vida at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Vida

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.